Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marianne Lund, Ingeborg Lund
Summary: This study explores the use of smoking cessation aids and strategies in Norway and their correlation with successful quitting. Snus and web/mobile use were found to be associated with successful quits, while nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) was associated with unsuccessful quitting attempts. Snus was identified as a stand-alone cessation aid.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ashley R. Webb, Lisa Coward, Darshana Meanger, Samuel Leong, Sarah L. White, Ron Borland
Summary: The study aimed to assess whether providing free NRT and telephone counseling to smokers on elective surgery waiting lists increases quitting rates before surgery. The results showed that offering additional support was associated with higher proportions of smokers quitting before surgery compared to the control group.
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Christine L. Paul, Graham Warren, Shalini Vinod, Bettina Meiser, Emily Stone, Daniel Barker, Kate White, James McLennan, Fiona Day, Kristen McCarter, Melissa McEnallay, Jordan Tait, Karen Canfell, Marianne Weber, Catherine Segan
Summary: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of a smoking cessation implementation intervention on people diagnosed with cancer, with the goal of providing evidence-based smoking cessation care. The study will use a stepped wedge cluster randomised design to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention.
IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE
(2021)
Correction
Medicine, General & Internal
Ivan Berlin, Noemi Berlin, Marie Malecot, Martine Breton, Florence Jusot, Leontine Goldzahl
Summary: The study showed that financial incentives dependent on smoking abstinence were effective in increasing smoking cessation rates among pregnant smokers, and also led to improved birth outcomes for babies.
BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Neily Zakiyah, Febby Purwadi, Widya N. Insani, Rizky Abdulah, Irma M. Puspitasari, Melisa Barliana, Ronny Lesmana, Amaliya Amaliya, Auliya A. Suwantika
Summary: This study systematically evaluated the effectiveness and safety of alternative tobacco and nicotine products in reducing smoking and aiding smoking cessation. The findings suggest that EC, snus, and NRT can moderately reduce daily cigarette consumption and assist smoking cessation with fewer adverse events. Further research is needed to investigate long-term outcomes, safety, and effectiveness of these products to inform smoking reduction and cessation policies.
JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jenny Blomqvist, Katarina Ulfsdotter Gunnarsson, Preben Bendtsen, Marcus Bendtsen
Summary: This study investigated the use of text message interventions to help individuals quit smoking. The results showed that the group receiving a 12-week text messaging intervention had higher rates of self-reported smoking abstinence compared to the group receiving only treatment as usual.
Article
Respiratory System
Parris J. Williams, Keir E. J. Philip, Sara C. Buttery, Alexis Perkins, Ley Chan, Emily C. Bartlett, Anand Devaraj, Samuel Kemp, James Addis, Jane Derbyshire, Michelle Chen, Michael Polkey, Anthony A. Laverty, Nicholas S. Hopkinson
Summary: Immediate smoking cessation support provided during lung health checks increases long-term quit rates and quit attempts.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Aleksandra Herbec, Lion Shahab, Jamie Brown, Harveen Kaur Ubhi, Emma Beard, Alexandru Matei, Robert West
Summary: The study found that adding craving management tools in a smoking cessation app did not affect cessation rates, possibly due to limited engagement with the app by participants.
Article
Primary Health Care
Rukshar K. Gobarani, Nicholas A. Zwar, Grant Russell, Michael J. Abramson, Billie Bonevski, Anne E. Holland, Eldho Paul, Narelle S. Cox, Sally Wilson, Johnson George
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the impact of a pharmacist-coordinated interdisciplinary smoking cessation intervention in Australian general practice, showing no advantage over usual care in smoking cessation outcomes. Further research is needed to assess the effect of home medicines review and home-based pulmonary rehabilitation on smoking abstinence in COPD patients.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Charlotta Pisinger, Cecilie Goltermann Toxvaerd, Mette Rasmussen
Summary: The study aimed to compare the impact of financial incentives and campaign advertisements on recruitment and smoking cessation rates among smokers. The results showed no significant difference between the two methods in terms of self-reported continuous abstinence, but financial incentives were found to be more effective in achieving validated abstinence at one-year follow-up.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Tim Coleman, Miranda Clark, Charlie Welch, Rachel Whitemore, Jo Leonardi-Bee, Sue Cooper, Catherine Hewitt, Matthew Jones, Stephen Sutton, Judith Watson, Karen Daykin, Michael Ussher, Steve Parrott, Felix Naughton
Summary: The study aimed to test the efficacy of the 'MiQuit' tailored, self-help, text message stop smoking programme for pregnancy as an adjunct to usual care. Results showed that pregnant women who received MiQuit were not more likely to quit smoking before childbirth compared to those receiving usual care, but they reported more attempts to quit smoking.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yim-Wah Mak, Alice-Yuen Loke, Doris Y. P. Leung
Summary: The study compared the effects of ACT and social support on smoking cessation in individuals with schizophrenia, finding that ACT was more effective at enhancing experiential avoidance and reducing reliance on emotion regulation strategies than social support. However, ACT did not significantly outperform social support in helping individuals with schizophrenia to completely quit smoking.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(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
Xue Weng, Yongda Wu, Tzu Tsun Luk, William Ho Cheung Li, Derek Yee Tak Cheung, Henry Sau Chai Tong, Vienna Lai, Tai Hing Lam, Man Ping Wang
Summary: This study in Hong Kong demonstrated that an intervention combining active referral and a small financial incentive effectively increased smoking abstinence rates and the utilization of smoking cessation services in community smokers. The intervention group showed significantly higher biochemically validated abstinence rates at 3 and 6 months compared to the control group, with lower costs per validated abstinence achieved in the intervention group.
LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-WESTERN PACIFIC
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Anne H. Buitenhuis, Marrit A. Tuinman, Gertraud Stadler, Mariet Hagedoorn
Summary: Research has shown that partner support plays a crucial role in smoking cessation, leading to lower smoking probability and increased relationship satisfaction. Conversely, negative control behaviors are associated with higher smoking probability and lower relationship satisfaction.
