Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Hypatia A. Bolivar, Rebecca J. Elliott, William Middleton, Jin H. Yoon, Chizimuzo T. C. Okoli, Ilana Haliwa, Charles C. Miller, Philip A. Ades, Diann E. Gaalema
Summary: The study found that cardiac patients with more smokers in their social environment were less likely to attend cardiac rehabilitation and had difficulty quitting smoking. Clinicians should consider the impact of smoking within a patient's social network on promoting health behavior change.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOPULMONARY REHABILITATION AND PREVENTION
(2021)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Masoumeh Sadeghi, Ghadir Shabib, Gholamreza Masoumi, Atefeh Amerizadeh, Javad Shahabi, Ramin Heidari, Hamdreza Roohafza
Summary: Cardiac rehabilitation has been shown to be effective in helping cardiovascular patients quit smoking, especially comprehensive CR programs. Group-based methods were more effective than individual-based ones in increasing smoking cessation rates.
CURRENT PROBLEMS IN CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Lisa McDaid, Joanne Emery, Ross Thomson, Tim Coleman, Sue Cooper, Anne Dickinson, Darren Kinahan-Goodwin, Lucy Phillips, Felix Naughton
Summary: This paper describes the development process of a novel pregnancy-specific intervention called Baby, Me, & NRT, aimed at enhancing adherence to Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) for smoking cessation in pregnancy. An integrated approach combining evidence, theory, stakeholders' feedback, and tailoring principles was used to develop the intervention.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Walter B. Wills, Ponrathi Athilingam, Theresa M. Beckie
Summary: This review aimed to synthesize the evidence for the effects of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on mortality, hospitalizations, exercise capacity, and quality of life (QOL) among women with stable heart failure. However, there is insufficient sex-specific analysis to draw conclusions for women.
HEART FAILURE REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Elisa K. Tong, Shu-Hong Zhu, Christopher M. Anderson, Mark Avdalovic, Alpesh N. Amin, Allison L. Diamant, Timothy W. Fong, Brian Clay, Robert El-Kareh, Sujatha Sankaran, Catherine Bonniot, Carrie A. Kirby, Antonio Mayoral, Linda Sarna
Summary: This study demonstrates the successful implementation and maintenance of e-referrals for tobacco quitlines across multiple U.S. health systems, with similar cessation outcomes to general quitline callers.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Cemal Ozemek, Ray W. Squires
Summary: Early outpatient and maintenance cardiac rehabilitation programs are essential services, but recent data shows low enrollment and adherence levels, hindering full utilization of these services.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOPULMONARY REHABILITATION AND PREVENTION
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Charlotte Greve Sommer, Lars Bo Jorgensen, Birgitte Blume, Tom Moller, Soren Thorgaard Skou, Alexander Harrison, Lars Hermann Tang
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the dropout rate during a transitional exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program and identify patient characteristics associated with dropout at the transition. The findings showed that the transition phase is critical in dropout prevention, emphasizing the importance of patient adherence and strategies for patient retention across different settings.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Joshua Wadlin, Daniel E. Ford, Michael C. Albert, Nae-Yuh Wang, Geetanjali Chander
Summary: An EMR-based BPA can potentially increase the number of referrals to quitline services, but more efforts are needed to improve providers' utilization of quitlines and patient acceptance of services.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sarah Tonkin, Julie Gass, Jennifer Wray, Eugene Maguin, Martin Mahoney, Craig Colder, Stephen Tiffany, Larry W. Hawk Hawk
Summary: This study evaluates the compliance of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) over a nine-week period and examines predictors of weekly compliance rates among cigarette-using adults. The results show that EMA compliance declines linearly over the nine weeks, with morning assessments declining faster than random assessments. Compliance declines faster for younger participants, those employed full-time, and those who drop out of the study.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Karthikesu Karthijekan, Ho Yu Cheng
Summary: This study aims to develop a culture-specific, motivated, and action-based intervention to improve the physical activity level, exercise self-efficacy, and cardiovascular risk factors of patients with CHD in Sri Lanka. The intervention includes a face-to-face preparatory session, 12-week motivated, action-based sessions, and individualized telephone follow-ups. The results of this study will provide information on the effectiveness and feasibility of the intervention in a low-resource setting and lifestyle modification in Sri Lanka.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Quinn R. Pack, Paul Visintainer, Michel Farah, Grace LaValley, Heidi Szalai, Peter K. Lindenauer, Tara Lagu
Summary: By analyzing patient records, independent risk factors for adherence to cardiac rehabilitation programs were identified and a predictive model was established. While the model showed good performance in the derivation cohort, its validity was fair in the validation cohort.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOPULMONARY REHABILITATION AND PREVENTION
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Theodora Kotti, Evangelos Katsampouris, Mamta Ruparel, Andy McEwen, Jennifer. L. L. Dickson, Stephen. W. W. Duffy, Jo Waller, Samuel. M. M. Janes, Samantha. L. L. Quaife
Summary: This study aimed to compare the acceptance of smoking cessation support through practitioner-referral or self-referral in lung cancer screening. The results showed that self-referral was more accepted, but previous evidence suggests that practitioner-referrals increase quit attempts, thus indicating that practitioner-referrals should be the first-line strategy in lung cancer screening.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Nadia Minian, Kamna Mehra, Jonathan Rose, Scott Veldhuizen, Laurie Zawertailo, Matt Ratto, Julia Lecce, Peter Selby
Summary: This study aims to design a healthbot to help people adhere to their smoking cessation medication based on theory, evidence, and patient-centered principles. The study will include three phases: understanding barriers and facilitators to adherence, designing the healthbot, and building and testing it. This approach will systematically identify the most appropriate features for the healthbot based on behavioral theory, scientific evidence, and end users' knowledge.
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Cemal Ozemek, Carl J. Lavie, Leonard A. Kaminsky
Summary: This review examines three highly active topic areas in cardiac rehabilitation research literature from 2019 and 2020. The topics include enrollment or adherence in CR programs, mental health of participants, and diagnoses of patients in CR programs beyond traditional ones like coronary artery bypass graft.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOPULMONARY REHABILITATION AND PREVENTION
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Mei Sin Chong, Janet Wing Hung Sit, Kai Chow Choi, Anwar Suhaimi, Sek Ying Chair
Summary: This study aimed to identify factors associated with participation in Phase II cardiac rehabilitation and examine patient perceptions towards the usage of technologies in cardiac rehabilitation. The study found that factors such as self-driving, barriers in perceived need/health care, and logistical factors were negatively associated with participation, while patients with more comorbidities/functional status barriers, higher perceived social support from friends, and anxiety were more likely to participate. Chinese and Indians were less likely to participate compared to Malays. Additionally, the study found that a majority of patients accepted the usage of technologies, particularly educational videos, instant messenger, and video calls.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2023)