Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xuechan Yu, Yiming Yu, Hongying Ma, Zhongbo Chen, Zaichun Deng
Summary: There is a significant correlation between smoking and mental activities after dinner, with patients engaging in mental activities after dinner consuming more cigarettes. This study provides evidence that mental activities after dinner are a risk factor for smoking.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Claire T. Than, Bevanne Bean-Mayberry, C. Amanda Schweizer, Martin Lee, Catherine Chanfreau-Coffinier, Kimberly Clair, Alison B. Hamilton, Melissa M. Farmer
Summary: This study aimed to examine the impact of repeated screening for tobacco use on receiving smoking cessation treatment among women Veteran population. The findings suggest that repeated screening is associated with higher probabilities of receiving prescription for smoking cessation.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sarah Swong, Andrew Nicholson, David Smelson, Erin S. Rogers, Omar El-Shahawy, Scott E. Sherman
Summary: This study found that telephone smoking cessation interventions were effective for individuals with low behavioral health symptoms but not for those with high symptoms.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Priyanka Satish, Aditya Khetan, Dharav Shah, Shuba Srinivasan, Rojith Balakrishnan, Arun Padmanandan, Vittal Hejjaji, Leland Hull, Reema Samuel, Richard Josephson
Summary: A study conducted in three medical schools in India found that utilizing trained medical students to provide smoking cessation counseling to hospitalized patients can increase the chance of patients successfully quitting smoking and improve medical student knowledge on smoking cessation counseling. Data from 688 patients and 70 medical students showed that, after 6 months of the program, 54.8% of patients in the intervention group successfully quit smoking compared to 42.0% in the control group. The knowledge level of medical students also significantly improved. Therefore, incorporating this smoking cessation program into the medical curriculum can provide experiential training to medical students while improving patient quit rates.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jennifer L. Kuntz, Deborah R. Young, Brian E. Saelens, Lawrence D. Frank, Richard T. Meenan, John F. Dickerson, Erin M. Keast, Stephen P. Fortmann
Summary: The study examined the validity of the Exercise Vital Sign tool by comparing it with accelerometry data. Results showed a positive correlation between the Exercise Vital Sign and accelerometry-based physical activity minutes per week. The Exercise Vital Sign is considered a useful tool for assessing physical activity among adults.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mi-Ji Lee, Kang-Sook Lee
Summary: This study found that single mothers in South Korea, mostly aged 22 or younger, had a smoking cessation maintenance rate of 58.4% at 4 weeks and 18% at 24 weeks. The number of counseling sessions was crucial for long-term smoking cessation in this group.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sung-Rae Shin, Eun-Hye Lee
Summary: This quasi-experimental study compared the effects of different training programs (lecture, online video, and case-based peer role-play) on attitudes toward smoking cessation interventions, efficacy of smoking cessation interventions, and intention to deliver smoking cessation intervention. The results showed significant increases in attitudes, efficacy, and intention in all experimental groups. Applying counseling programs with essential elements of smoking cessation interventions in nursing education settings is important.
Article
Oncology
Richard S. Matulewicz, Zachary Feuer, Sarah A. Birken, Danil V. Makarov, Scott E. Sherman, Marc A. Bjurlin, Omar El Shahawy
Summary: Cancer survivors benefit from evidence-based smoking cessation treatment, but it is unclear how often cancer patients receive advice to quit smoking. The study found that cancer survivors were more likely to receive advice to quit smoking compared to adults without any cancer history.
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Chin-Wei Kuo, Chuan-Yu Chen, Chih-Hsing Wu, Chang-Wen Chen, Fei-Ran Guo, Szu-Chun Yang
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed data from smokers participating in a hospital-initiated cessation program and found that multiple in-hospital counseling sessions were associated with a higher 6-month sustained smoking abstinence rate. This strategy is important for reducing the prevalence of smoking.
ADDICTION SCIENCE & CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
David Mendez, Thuy T. T. Le, Kenneth E. Warner
Summary: The smoking cessation rate among U.S. adults has been increasing steadily from 2014 to 2019, leading to a decline in smoking prevalence. The increase in cessation rate has played a more significant role in reducing smoking prevalence than the decrease in smoking initiation rate.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Alicia Allen, Iva Skobic, Melanie L. Bell, Kristina Medvescek, Sharon Allen, Bradley Collins, Uma Nair
Summary: This preliminary randomized clinical trial examined the feasibility and acceptability of timing quit date to menstrual phase in treatment-seeking women. The results suggest that timing quit date to follicular phase is an acceptable and feasible approach to smoking cessation in women, but further larger-scale trials are needed to determine efficacy.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ara Cho, Jeonggyu Lee, YunJin Kim, Byung Mann Cho, Sang Yeoup Lee, Eunhee Kong, Minjeong Kim, Jinseung Kim, Dong Sik Jung, Seongho Han
Summary: This study found that high scores in tobacco-related medical knowledge and blended learning were associated with positive counseling self-efficacy for smoking cessation among medical students.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ken Resnicow, Delwyn Catley, Kathy Goggin, Sarah Hawley, Geoffrey C. Williams
Summary: The discussion mainly focuses on the balance between patient needs and provider styles in shared decision making, pointing out that for some types of patients and clinical situations, a more provider-driven approach to decision making may be more practical, ethical, and effective.
MEDICAL DECISION MAKING
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Chuang Yang, Wenjin He, Ruihang Deng, Mohan Giri, Haiyun Dai
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between Chinese medical students' tobacco education level, clinical experience, and their ability to provide smoking cessation counseling. The findings revealed that tobacco education and clinical experience were significantly associated with the ability to provide counseling. Therefore, it is important to incorporate comprehensive tobacco prevention and cessation training into the medical school curriculum.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Kristie L. Foley, Emily V. Dressler, Kathryn E. Weaver, Erin L. Sutfin, David P. Miller Jr, Christina Bellinger, Carol Kittel, Rebecca J. Stone, W. Jeffrey Petty, Stephanie R. Land, John G. Spangler, Glenn J. Lesser, Caroline Chiles
Summary: This study explores how to implement effective tobacco use treatment during lung cancer screening. Although there was a significant reduction in tobacco use over time, there was no difference between the intervention and control groups.
Article
Oncology
Charlotte E. M. Coleman, Jessica Pudwell, Chad McClintock, Ann Korkidakis, Michael Green, Maria P. Velez
Summary: Survival rates for adolescent and young adult patients with hematological malignancies are improving, but they report poor oncofertility care. A retrospective cohort study found missed opportunities for fertility discussions despite a slight increase in consultation rates, indicating room for improvement.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Primary Health Care
Michelle Greiver, Alys Havard, Juliana K. F. Bowles, Sumeet Kalia, Tao Chen, Babak Aliarzadeh, Rahim Moineddin, Julian Sherlock, William Hinton, Frank Sullivan, Braden O'Neill, Conrad Pow, Aashka Bhatt, Fahurrozi Rahman, Bernardo Meza-Torres, Melisa Litchfield, Simon de Lusignan
Summary: The uptake of new glucose-lowering medications among patients with type 2 diabetes in Australia, Canada, England, and Scotland was analyzed. The study found that new drugs are displacing sulfonylureas and combinations of metformin and new drug classes are increasing. Despite evidence of better outcomes, the adoption of SGLT2 inhibitors lagged behind DPP4 inhibitors.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Richard H. Glazier, Michael E. Green, Fangyun C. Wu, Eliot Frymire, Alexander Kopp, Tara Kiran
Summary: The study found that there was a significant shift in primary care in Ontario from office to virtual care during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a 28.0% decrease in total visits. However, total visits in rural areas increased by 6.4%. The smallest declines in visits were seen among older adults and patients with higher expected health care use. Virtual care made up a significant portion of primary care physician visits, but uptake was lower among children, rural residents, and physicians with more patients.
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lynden (Lindsay) Crowshoe, Anika Sehgal, Stephanie Montesanti, Cheryl Barnabe, Andrea Kennedy, Adam Murry, Pamela Roach, Michael Green, Cara Bablitz, Esther Tailfeathers, Rita Henderson
Summary: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its Final Report in 2015 with 94 Calls to Action, some of which urged the health care sector to reform based on the principles of reconciliation. In Alberta, Canada, various initiatives have been implemented to address health legacy Calls to Action, but without a formal mechanism to connect them, resulting in limited overall improvements. Stakeholders from across Alberta gathered in 2019 to provide direction for an Indigenous Health Research network focused on primary health care and policy research.
Article
Primary Health Care
Jatinderpreet Singh, Allison Lou, Michael Green, Erin Keely, Mary Greenaway, Clare Liddy
Summary: Access to transgender care in Canada is poor, and many primary care providers feel uncomfortable providing transgender care. A study on an electronic consultation (eConsult) service between primary care providers and specialists in transgender care showed improved access to care for transgender patients. The study identified common themes of clinical questions and found that eConsults helped avoid face-to-face referrals and were rated highly by primary care providers.
BMC FAMILY PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Christopher Meaney, Michael Escobar, Rahim Moineddin, Therese A. Stukel, Sumeet Kalia, Babak Aliarzadeh, Tao Chen, Braden O'Neill, Michelle Greiver
Summary: This study uses non-negative matrix factorization to learn a temporal topic model that characterizes the diverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical/mental/social health of residents in Toronto, Canada. Analyzing a large collection of primary care clinical notes, the study uncovers many pandemic-related effects, including direct effects on patient health and indirect effects on mental health, sleep, social dynamics, and healthcare utilization. The study also identifies changes in primary care practice patterns resulting from the pandemic, such as changes in electronic medical records and the adoption of telemedicine.
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kimberly Lazare, Sumeet Kalia, Babak Aliarzadeh, Steven Bernard, Rahim Moineddin, David Eisen, Michelle Greiver, David Kaplan, David Koczerginski, Maria Muraca, Wai Lun Alan Fung, Braden O'Neill
Summary: This study utilized an integrated primary-secondary care database in Toronto to examine the utilization of hospital and primary care services among individuals with mental health conditions or addictions. The findings revealed that individuals with mental health diagnoses accessed healthcare services at higher rates compared to those without such diagnoses, and there were long wait times for specialized psychiatric care.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Scott R. Garrison, Michael R. Kolber, G. Michael Allan, Jeffrey Bakal, Lee Green, Alexander Singer, Darryl R. Trueman, Finlay A. McAlister, Raj S. Padwal, Michael D. Hill, Braden Manns, Kimberlyn McGrail, Braden O'Neill, Michelle Greiver, Liesbeth S. Froentjes, Donna P. Manca, Dee Mangin, Sabrina T. Wong, Cathy MacLean, Jessica Em Kirkwood, Rita McCracken, James P. McCormack, Colleen Norris, Tina Korownyk
Summary: The BedMed trial aims to evaluate whether bedtime antihypertensive administration can reduce cardiovascular events. The trial will continue until 254 primary outcome events have occurred, with 3227 participants currently enrolled.
Article
Primary Health Care
Maggie Siu, Rachael Morkem, David Barber, John Queenan, Michelle Greiver
Summary: This study explored the comprehensiveness of care in patients with depression by examining the associations between a diagnosis of depression, frequency of primary care visits, and completion of Papanicolaou test. The results showed that having a diagnosis of depression was associated with a lower likelihood of completing the Pap test. However, women with depression who had more primary care visits were more likely to be screened for cervical cancer.
CANADIAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
(2022)
Review
Medical Informatics
Christopher Meaney, Therese A. Stukel, Peter C. Austin, Rahim Moineddin, Michelle Greiver, Michael Escobar
Summary: This study reviews several methods for assessing the quality of unsupervised topic models and discusses their advantages and disadvantages. By using different metrics and human judgement, it is found that different quality indices have different impacts on model selection.
BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
P. Alison Paprica, Monique Crichlow, Donna Curtis Maillet, Sarah Kesselring, Conrad Pow, Thomas P. Scarnecchia, Michael J. Schull, Rosario G. Cartagena, Annabelle Cumyn, Salman Dostmohammad, Keith O. Elliston, Michelle Greiver, Amy Hawn Nelson, Sean L. Hill, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Evgueni Loukipoudis, James Ted McDonald, John R. McLaughlin, Alan Rabinowitz, Fahad Razak, Stefaan G. Verhulst, Amol A. Verma, J. Charles Victor, Andrew Young, Joanna Yu, Kimberlyn McGrail
Summary: This article introduces a project conducted by an international team to test and refine the minimum specification essential requirements (min specs). Through analysis and discussion, an updated set of 15 min specs covering various categories has been integrated into a Canadian national standard. These specifications help organizations and initiatives communicate and compare their responsible and trustworthy data governance and management practices.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POPULATION DATA SCIENCE (IJPDS)
(2023)
Article
Primary Health Care
Tu N. Nguyen, Sumeet Kalia, Peter Hanlon, Bhautesh D. Jani, Barbara I. Nicholl, Chelsea D. Christie, Babak Aliarzadeh, Rahim Moineddin, Christopher Harrison, Clara Chow, Martin Fortin, Frances S. Mair, Michelle Greiver
Summary: This study investigated the association between multimorbidity and blood pressure control in people with hypertension attending primary care in Canada. The study found that multimorbidity was associated with better blood pressure control, with conditions such as diabetes, heart failure, ischemic heart disease, schizophrenia, depression/anxiety, dementia, and osteoarthritis being associated with a lower likelihood of uncontrolled blood pressure.
JOURNAL OF PRIMARY CARE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jennifer Shuldiner, Tara Kiran, Payal Agarwal, Maryam Daneshvarfard, Kirsten Eldridge, Susie Kim, Michelle Greiver, Iffat Jokhio, Noah Ivers
Summary: This study utilized A&F theory and user-centered design to develop a web-based primary care A&F dashboard. By incorporating user interview data and the team's experience, we designed a dashboard that meets the needs and goals of physicians, including addressing data skepticism, spurring action, and supporting physician engagement in quality improvement work.
JMIR HUMAN FACTORS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Katrina A. D'Urzo, Itamar E. Tamari, Kenneth R. Chapman, M. Reza Maleki-Yazdi, Michelle Greiver, Ross Eg Upshur, Lana Biro, Braden O'Neill, Rahim Moineddin, Babak Aliarzadeh, Kulamakan Kulasegaram, Teresa To, Anthony D. D'Urzo
Summary: This study aims to address the poor co-ordination of care between primary care and specialist settings in managing severe asthma through the establishment of a severe asthma registry and an educational programme for primary care providers. This manuscript describes the first phase of the study, which involves establishing criteria for diagnosing severe asthma, creating a severe asthma registry, and defining a Clinician Behaviour Index (CBI) based on electronic-medical record data.
Article
Primary Health Care
Hamidreza Goodarzynejad, Christopher Meaney, Paula Brauer, Michelle Greiver, Rahim Moineddin, Alan A. Monavvari
Summary: The study reveals a modest increase in average BMI among Canadian adults between 2011 and 2016. Male patients have higher BMI on average compared to female patients, and young adults show the fastest increase in BMI compared to older adults. These findings suggest that current obesity management in primary care fails to moderate weight gain in different age and sex groups, emphasizing the need for preventive measures targeting younger individuals.
CANADIAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
(2022)