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Clinical Neurology
Jinchun Zeng, Yizu Liao, Xiaojing Wei, Guangxian Chen, Zibin Cai, Min Chen, Yanhua Gou, Guohua Lin
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of using acupuncture combined with auricular acupressure as a smoking cessation therapy. A randomized controlled trial will be conducted with severe nicotine dependence patients, comparing the treatment group receiving A & AA with the control group receiving nicotine replacement therapy. The primary outcome will be smoking abstinence rate at week 24, and secondary outcomes include various assessment scales and economic evaluation of different interventions.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Bhavandeep Slaich, Ravinder Claire, Joanne Emery, Sarah Lewis, Sue Cooper, Ross Thomson, Lucy Phillips, Darren Kinahan-Goodwin, Felix Naughton, Lisa McDaid, Miranda Clark, Anne Dickinson, Tim Coleman
Summary: Pregnant women who smoke and are offered dual nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) show no change in cotinine exposure levels but report smoking fewer cigarettes, as validated by reductions in exhaled carbon monoxide concentrations.
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Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Lai Fun Ho, Wai Kwan Ho, Ling Ling Wong, Sze Wan Chiu, Shuk Yu Tang, Chun Ming Wong, Kin San Chan, Chi Lan Lam, Min Chen, Kam Leung Chan, Guohua Lin, Bacon Fung-Leung Ng, Zhi Xiu Lin
Summary: Acupuncture combined with auricular acupressure may be an effective alternative treatment for smoking cessation and reduction of tobacco dependence among Hong Kong smokers, as shown in this study.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wei-Hung Chan, Ching-Huang Lai, Shu-Jia Huang, Chung-Chi Huang, Chung-Yu Lai, Yi-Chun Liu, Shiang-Huei Jiang, Shan-Ru Li, Ya-Mei Tzeng, Senyeong Kao, Yu-Tien Chang, Chia-Chao Wu, Chao-Yin Kuo, Kuang-Chen Hung, Yu-Lung Chiu
Summary: This study evaluated smoking rates in the military through questionnaire surveying and verified self-reported smoking behavior using urine cotinine concentration testing. It also analyzed the impact of second-hand smoking on urine cotinine concentrations. The results showed an overall underestimation of 7.0% in self-reported smoking behavior, highlighting the need for routine biochemical testing for accurate assessment.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Oh Beom Kwon, Chihoon Jung, Auk Kim, Gihwan Byeon, Seung-Joon Lee, Woo Jin Kim
Summary: Smoking is a major cause of diseases and death, and nicotine addiction makes quitting challenging. Medical interventions can effectively help smokers quit. This study compares the characteristics of patients who visited a smoking cessation clinic once with those who visited multiple times, in order to identify factors associated with repeat clinic visits.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andrea L. Hobkirk, Vishal Midya, Nicolle M. Krebs, Sophia I. Allen, Lisa Reinhart, Dongxiao Sun, Andrea L. Stennett, Joshua E. Muscat
Summary: The study investigated the intraindividual variability in nicotine exposure among non-daily smokers and found that menthol flavor and smoking time were related to cotinine levels, highlighting the role of smoking context in nicotine exposure.
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Paulo Roberto Xavier Tomaz, Thuane Sales Goncalves, Juliana Rocha Santos, Jaqueline Scholz, Tania Ogawa Abe, Patricia Viviane Gaya, Eduardo Costa Figueiredo, Henrique Dipe de Faria, Isarita Martins, Ana Miguel Fonseca Pego, Beatriz Aparecida Bismara, Mauricio Yonamine, Alexandre Costa Pereira, Paulo Caleb Lima Santos Junior
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the application of nicotine metabolite ratio (NMR) in Brazilian smoking patients and analyze its association with smoking characteristics. The findings contribute to the development of personalized smoking cessation treatments and improvement of success rates.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Morgan Snell, David Harless, Sunny Shin, Peter Cunningham, Andrew Barnes
Summary: Adult smokers with symptoms of any mental illness (AMI) have higher nicotine dependence and face difficulties in quitting smoking. The interaction between nicotine dependence and AMI plays a crucial role in cessation outcomes.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2021)
Review
Substance Abuse
Anna Podlasek, Ravinder Claire, Katarzyna A. Campbell, Sophie Orton, Ross Thomson, Tim Coleman
Summary: This study found that concurrent smoking and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) use leads to lighter smoking, lower nicotine body fluid levels, and lower exhaled carbon monoxide concentrations. When NRT is used before quitting, there is a significant reduction in exhaled carbon monoxide levels. There is no evidence to support the idea that concurrent smoking and NRT use increase nicotine exposure.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kaitlyn O. Browning, Michael J. DeSarno, Danielle R. Davis, Joanna M. Streck, Cecilia L. Bergeria, Roxanne F. Harfmann, Maria A. Parker, Sarah H. Heil, Stacey C. Sigmon, Diann E. Gaalema, Jennifer W. Tidey, Dustin C. Lee, Haley J. Tetreault, Stephen T. Higgins
Summary: This study uses multivariate regression to investigate the contribution of the reinforcing value of smoking and nicotine-dependence severity to individual differences in nicotine exposure levels among vulnerable populations. The results suggest that differences in reinforcing value may underpin a considerable portion of the variance in nicotine exposure accounted for by dependence severity.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Won-Suk Sung, In Suh Choi, Jeong-Hyun Moon, Soo-Yeon Chae, Min-Gi Jo, Jung-Hyun Kim, Yeon-Cheol Park, Eun-Jung Kim, Yong-Hyeon Baek, Geun-Woo Kim, Byung-Kwan Seo
Summary: This is a pragmatic pilot study that aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of auricular acupuncture (AA) combined with nicotine replacement treatment (NRT) for smoking cessation. The study will recruit 40 participants and randomly allocate them into an NRT group and an NRT + AA group. The primary outcome will be tobacco consumption and abstinence rate, and secondary outcomes will include quality of life, nicotine dependence, nicotine withdrawal, physical effects, satisfaction, and safety measurement.
Article
Oncology
Ajinkya Mukadam, Sahana H. Shetiya
Summary: This study aimed to assess smoking cessation interventions using behavioral counseling, motivational interviewing, and nicotine replacement therapy. The results showed significant improvement in carbon monoxide levels, nicotine dependence, and the transtheoretical model of change after 6 months. Among the participants, 20% successfully abstained from smoking, with nicotine patches being the most effective method.
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND THERAPEUTICS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
John A. Cunningham, Vladyslav Kushnir, Peter Selby, Laurie Zawertailo, Rachel F. Tyndale, Scott T. Leatherdale, Alexandra Godinho, Christina Schell
Summary: This secondary analysis of a randomized trial of mailed nicotine patches found that purchasing additional NRT was not associated with long-term success in tobacco cessation. Current smokers continue to show interest in NRT for quitting smoking.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yi Guo, Di-yue Liu, Yu-jia Wang, Meng-jie Huang, Nan Jiang, Qiang Hou, Bojunhao Feng, Wen-yu Wu, Yi-bo Wu, Fei Qi, Xin-ying Sun
Summary: This study investigates the association between family functioning and nicotine dependence levels of smoking fathers. The findings suggest that heavy nicotine dependence is related to longer smoking duration, frequent alcohol consumption, and poor family functioning.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Harry Tattan-Birch, Jamie Brown, Lion Shahab, Sarah E. Jackson
Summary: This study found that refillable tank e-cigarettes remain the most widely used device type in England, despite the growing popularity of pods and HTPs worldwide.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Bettina Voelzer, Monira El Genedy-Kalyoncu, Alexandra Fastner, Tsenka Tomova-Simitchieva, Konrad Neumann, Kathrin Hillmann, Ulrike Blume-Peytavi, Elisabeth Hahnel, Janna Sill, Katrin Balzer, Jan Kottner
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the effects of implementing a skincare and prevention package on older nursing home residents. The results indicate that tailored and evidence-based nursing routines can improve skin health and safety in residential long-term care, but there was no significant impact on the skin barrier function.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2024)
Review
Nursing
Han Fu, Dongjiang Hou, Ran Xu, Qian You, Hang Li, Qing Yang, Hao Wang, Jing Gao, Dingxi Bai
Summary: This study systematically reviewed published studies on risk prediction models for DVT in patients with acute stroke and found a high risk of bias. Future studies should focus on developing new models with larger samples, rigorous study designs, and multicenter external validation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2024)
Article
Nursing
Laura Peutere, Jaana Pentti, Annina Ropponen, Mika Kivimaki, Mikko Harmae, Oxana Krutova, Jenni Ervasti, Aki Koskinen, Marianna Virtanen
Summary: Nurse understaffing and limited nursing work experience are associated with patient mortality during hospital stays, especially among patients with comorbidities. The use of administrative data to monitor and improve nurses' working conditions is crucial for reducing in-hospital mortality.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2024)
Review
Nursing
Yuanyuan Zhang, Lining Wang, Wenbi Wu, Shi Zhang, Min Zhang, Wenjing She, Qianqian Cheng, Nana Chen, Pengxia Fan, Yuxin Du, Haiyan Song, Xianyu Hu, Jiajie Zhang, Caiyan Ding
Summary: This meta-analysis identifies comorbid factors and behavioral factors that are significantly associated with inadequate bowel preparation in older adults undergoing colonoscopy.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2024)
Article
Nursing
Long Huang, Bing-yue Zhao, Xiao-ting Li, Shui-xiu Huang, Ting-ting Chen, Xiao Cheng, Si-jia Li, Hao Li, Rong -fang Hu
Summary: This study investigated the impact of a family-focused online parenting support intervention on parents' well-being and preterm infants' outcomes. The intervention showed significant improvements in parents' sense of competence, caregiving ability, depression, and social support. However, there were no significant differences in preterm infants' weight and length, or in family functioning.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2024)