Real world data from a multi-centre study on the effects of cilostazol on pain symptoms and walking distance in patients with peripheral arterial disease by Niki Katsiki, Nikolaos Tentolouris, Georgios Marakomichelakis, Dimitrios Richter, Athanasios Giannoukas, Panagiota Koufaki, Nikolaos Papanas, CI-WIN Investigators

“…Furthermore, significant reductions were observed in systolic (from 139 ± 16 to 133 ± 14 mmHg; p < 0.001) and diastolic blood pressure (from 84 ± 9 mmHg to 80 ± 10 mmHg; p < 0.001). Smoking cessation and increased physical activity were reported by the majority of participants. …”
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Hyperhomocysteinemia in Adult Patients: A Treatable Metabolic Condition by Domingo González-Lamuño, Francisco Jesús Arrieta-Blanco, Elena Dios Fuentes, María Teresa Forga-Visa, Monstserrat Morales-Conejo, Luis Peña-Quintana, Isidro Vitoria-Miñana

“…Lifestyle modifications, such as smoking cessation and regular physical activity, complement the nutritional approach to enhance Hcy metabolism. …”
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Effectiveness of interventions to improve health behaviours of health professionals: a systematic review by Lauren Ball, Jennifer Crowley, Katelyn Barnes, Joy Parkinson, Julie Hobby, Lana Mitchell

“…Health behaviours targeted were mental health and stress, physical activity, and smoking cessation, physical activity and nutrition. Six interventions observed significant improvements in the health behaviour in the intervention compared with control groups. …”
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Epidemiological study in admitted patients with ischaemic heart disease at a Tertiary Care Hospital in North-Western India by Singh Arun, Mahawar Dhirendra Kumar, Jain Monica, Kapadia Rupa, Dadhich Jaya

“…The burden of the IHD can be reduced by the limiting alcohol consumption, smoking cessation and adaptation of healthy lifestyle.…”
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Significantly increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease amongst adults with predominantly mild congenital heart disease by Dominic J. F. Byrne, Simon G. Williams, Apostol Nakev, Simon Frain, Stephanie L. Baross, Jørgen Vestbo, Bernard D. Keavney, David Talavera

“…Care for adults with CHD should aim to mitigate their increased risk of COPD, possibly via increased smoking cessation support.…”
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Delivering vaping cessation interventions to adolescents and young adults on Instagram: protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Joanne Chen Lyu, Sarah S. Olson, Danielle E. Ramo, Pamela M. Ling

“…Social media use is common among young people, and smoking cessation groups on social media have shown efficacy in the past. …”
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NHANES-based analysis of the correlation between leisure-time physical activity, serum cotinine levels and periodontitis risk by Hua Fu, Diya Zhang, Yining Li

“…Conclusion Leisure time physical activity intensity interacted with smoking exposure on periodontitis risk and may provide the general population with the opportunity to Increasing leisure-time physical activity and smoking cessation may provide recommendations for the general population.…”
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Cigarette Smoking and Human Gut Microbiota in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review by Martina Antinozzi, Monica Giffi, Nicolò Sini, Francesca Gallè, Federica Valeriani, Corrado De Vito, Giorgio Liguori, Vincenzo Romano Spica, Maria Sofia Cattaruzza

“…This attempt to systematically characterize the effects of tobacco smoking on the composition of gut microbiota gives new perspectives on future research in smoking cessation and on a new possible use of probiotics to contrast smoke-related dysbiosis.…”
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Health Behaviors and All-Cause Mortality in African American Men by Roland J. Thorpe PhD, Shondelle M. Wilson-Frederick PhD, Janice V. Bowie PhD, Kisha Coa MPH, Olivio J. Clay PhD, Thomas A. LaVeist PhD, Keith E. Whitfield PhD

“…Efforts to improve longevity should focus on developing age-tailored health promoting strategies and interventions aimed at smoking cessation and increasing physical activity in young and middle-aged African American men.…”
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Characteristics of individuals that complete treatment v. discontinue among criminal justice smokers by Samantha Schiavon, Karen Cropsey

“…Within the criminal justice system, there are elevated smoking rates (70-80%) and reduced availability of smoking cessation interventions. Further, these individuals experience significant individual- and social network-level barriers to completing interventions. …”
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The Management of Acute Exacerbations in COPD: A Retrospective Observational Study and Clinical Audit by Maria Boesing, Nicola Ottensarendt, Giorgia Lüthi-Corridori, Jörg D. Leuppi

“…Non-invasive ventilation was applied in 25% of the indicated cases. Smoking cessation was recommended to 26% of the current smokers and referral to pulmonary rehabilitation was given in 16%. (4) Conclusion: GOLD recommendations were not comprehensively implemented, especially with regard to the assessment of severity, initial symptomatic therapy, and non-invasive ventilation. …”
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Qualitative Message Development to Motivate Quitting Smoking in Older Adults: Dementia May Motivate Quitting by Adrienne L. Johnson PhD, Sara Doyle MD, Carey E. Gleason PhD, MS, Jessica Cook PhD, Jane Mahoney MD, Megan E. Piper PhD

“…Participants had seen previous smoking cessation advertisements, but most did not feel motivated to quit by them. …”
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Smoking Increases Mortality Risk Among African Americans With Chronic Kidney Disease by Srikanta Banerjee, Jagdish Khubchandani, W. Sumner Davis

“…Conclusions: Smoking and CKD are highly prevalent in AA individuals and frequently cooccur, leading to higher rates of mortality. Smoking cessation interventions should be a priority in collaborative care models and interdisciplinary care teams for AA with CKD and current smoker status.…”
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Development of a simplified version of the smoking rationalization belief scale for Chinese male smokers by Lingyun Zhang, Lingyun Zhang, Hao Chen, Hao Chen, Yimeng Mao, Yimeng Mao, Shichen Zheng, Pinpin Zheng, Pinpin Zheng

“…There was a strong correlation between the simplified scale and the original scale (P &lt; 0.001, r = 0.911), and the scores of SRB measured by the two scales were both negatively associated with a willingness to quit smoking (P &lt; 0.001), which reflected the practical effectiveness of the simplified version.ConclusionThe simplified version of the SRB scale showed good reliability and validity among Chinese smokers, which facilitates smoking cessation-related research and practice.…”
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Association between smoking and colorectal cancer in Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO): A systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohammad-Hossein Keivanlou, Ehsan Amini-Salehi, Soheil Hassanipour, Abinash Mahapatro, Nakka Raghuma, Farahnaz Joukar, Negin Letafatkar, Arman Habibi, Naeim Norouzi, Maryam Sadat Aleali, Mona Javid, Arian Mirdamadi, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei

“…Conclusions: Our findings underscore the importance of implementing smoking cessation programs and policies in EMRO countries, as they demonstrate a positive relationship between smoking and the risk of CRC. …”
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Pre-clinical indications of brain stimulation treatments for non-affective psychiatric disorders, a status update by Lindsay L. Benster, Cory R. Weissman, Louise A. Stolz, Zafiris J. Daskalakis, Lawrence G. Appelbaum

“…Clinical trials of NIBS for specific indications have resulted in federal approval for unipolar depression, bipolar depression, smoking cessation, and obsessive-compulsive disorder in the United States, and several other indications worldwide. …”
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Influence of recent tobacco control policies and campaigns on Quitline call volume in Korea by Jin-Ju Park, Luu Ngoc Minh, Jin-Kyoung Oh, E Hwa Yun, Duckhyung Lee, Min Kyung Lim

“…Conclusions It appears that the continuous efforts to add up of tobacco control policies in the context of a nationwide anti-tobacco mass media campaign that includes the Quitline number is the most effective approach to maintaining the upward trend in smoking cessation intentions. Based on the Korean experience, Quitline data may be useful for measuring the impact of tobacco control policies and campaigns in Asian Pacific countries.…”
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Physical activity for antenatal and postnatal depression in women attempting to quit smoking: randomised controlled trial by Amanda Daley, Muhammad Riaz, Sarah Lewis, Paul Aveyard, Tim Coleman, Isaac Manyonda, Robert West, Beth Lewis, Bess Marcus, Adrian Taylor, Judith Ibison, Andrew Kent, Michael Ussher

“…Methods Women were randomised to six-weekly sessions of smoking cessation behavioural-support, or to the same support plus 14 sessions combining treadmill exercise and physical activity consultations. …”
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The Usefulness of In Vitro Percutaneous Absorption Experiments Applying the Infinite Dose Technique to Predict In Vivo Plasma Levels: Comparison of Model-Predicted and Observed Pla... by Iris Usach, Sara Di Marco, Octavio Díez, Manuel Alós, José-Esteban Peris

“…These levels were higher than the minimum concentration of 40 ng/mL recommended for smoking cessation therapy and slightly higher than the upper limit of the therapeutic range for the treatment of depression in humans. …”
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Health Promotion Behaviours and Level of Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Among Elderly People in West Region of Tehran: A Cross-Sectional Sur... by Aghil Habibi Sola, Soghra Nikpoor, Mahboobe Rezaei, Hamid Haghani

“…Furthermore there were significant relations between the IADLs and 'smoking cessation', 'alcohol abstinence', 'exercise or walking', 'drinking milk, eating dairy and meat', 'eating vegetables and fruits', 'low salt diet' and 'low fat diet' (P<0.05). …”
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