Time trends in access to smoking cessation support for people with depression or severe mental illness: a cohort study in English primary care by Milena Falcaro, Kate R Walters, David Osborn, Scott Weich, Joseph Hayes, Gary Coyle, Lisa Couperthwaite

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Perceptions of Facilitators and Barriers to Smoking Cessation Among Patients and Providers in a Cancer Center: A Single Institution Qualitative Exploratory Study by Luke M. Shenton MD, MPH, Udara Perera MPH, Amy Leader DrPH, MPH, Ann C. Klassen PhD

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An Avatar-Led Web-Based and SMS Text Message Smoking Cessation Program for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Veterans: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Jaimee L Heffner, Megan M Kelly, Erin D Reilly, Scott G Reece, Tracy Claudio, Edit Serfozo, Kelsey Baker, Noreen L Watson, Maria Karekla

“…Consequently, there is a great need for accessible, effective smoking cessation interventions for veterans at all levels of readiness to quit smoking. …”
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Physician-brief advice for promoting smoking cessation among cancer patients on treatment in low and middle-income countries: a scoping review by Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Babalola Faseru, Aanuoluwapo Adeyimika Afolabi, Olukemi Odukoya, Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf, Folahanmi Akinsolu, Akindele Olupelumi Adebiyi, William K. Evans

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Association between smoking, smoking cessation and serum α-klotho levels among American adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Ting Liu, Meihua Song, Jie Li, Yumei Zhao, Weiming Zhong

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Barriers and facilitators for smoking cessation in chronic smokers with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease enrolled in a randomized intervention trial: A qualitative study by Vilde Getz, John Munkhaugen, John Munkhaugen, Hanne C. Lie, Toril Dammen, Toril Dammen

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Integrated smoking cessation and mood management following acute coronary syndrome: Protocol for the post-acute cardiac event smoking (PACES) trial by Melissa Adkins-Hempel, Sandra J. Japuntich, Michelle Chrastek, Shira Dunsiger, Christopher E. Breault, Woubeshet Ayenew, Susan A. Everson-Rose, Prabhjot S. Nijjar, Beth C. Bock, Wen-Chih Wu, Michael D. Miedema, Brett M. Carlson, Andrew M. Busch

“…Method/design The overall aim of the current study is to conduct a fully powered efficacy trial enrolling 324 smokers with ACS and randomizing them to 12 weeks of an integrated smoking cessation and mood management treatment [Behavioral Activation Treatment for Cardiac Smokers (BAT-CS)] or control (smoking cessation and general health education). …”
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Individual-, social- and policy- factors associated with smoking cessation among adult male cigarette smokers in Hanoi, Vietnam: a longitudinal study by Thi Ngoc Phuong Nguyen, Jesper Love, Monica Hunsberger, Thi Phuong Thao Tran, Thuy Linh Nguyen, Thi Hai Phan, Ngoc Khue Luong, Van Minh Hoang, Nawi Ng

“…Despite the need for smoking cessation to curb the burden of tobacco-related diseases in Vietnam, this rate remains at less than 30%. …”
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Immediate smoking cessation support versus usual care in smokers attending a targeted lung health check: the QuLIT trial by Nicholas S Hopkinson, Anand Devaraj, Keir Elmslie James Philip, Michelle Chen, Sara C Buttery, Anthony Laverty, Katie Morris, Parris Williams, Rebecca Mweseli, Ahmed Sadaka, Emily Jade Bartlett, Samual Kemp, Jamie Addis, Jane Derbyshire

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General practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices surrounding the prescription of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation: a mixed-methods systematic review by Melis Selamoglu, Bircan Erbas, Karthika Kasiviswanathan, Chris Barton

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Measuring fidelity to delivery of a new smoking cessation intervention integrated into routine tuberculosis care in Pakistan and Bangladesh: Contextual differences and opportunities by Melanie Boeckmann, Omara Dogar, Saima Saeed, Arman Majidulla, Shilpi Swami, Amina Khan, Kamran Siddiqi, Daniel Kotz

“…Introduction Tobacco smoking among tuberculosis (TB) patients leads to poorer treatment outcomes. Smoking cessation support should be integrated into routine TB care. …”
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Short-term smoking cessation leads to a universal decrease in whole blood genomic DNA methylation in patients with a smoking history by Junyi Shang, Xinran Nie, Yanan Qi, Jing Zhou, Yong Qi

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Mindfulness-Based Smoking Cessation Delivered Through Telehealth and Text Messaging for Low-Income Smokers: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Claire A Spears, Josephine Mhende, China Hawkins, Vuong Van Do, Matthew J Hayat, Michael P Eriksen, Donald Hedeker, Lorien C Abroms, David W Wetter

“…Mindfulness training can increase the rates of smoking cessation and lapse recovery, and telehealth and SMS text messaging have the potential to provide more accessible treatment. …”
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Smoking Cessation Smartphone App Use Over Time: Predicting 12-Month Cessation Outcomes in a 2-Arm Randomized Trial by Jonathan B Bricker, Kristin E Mull, Margarita Santiago-Torres, Zhen Miao, Olga Perski, Chongzhi Di

“…ObjectiveIn the context of a randomized trial comparing 2 smartphone apps for smoking cessation, this study aimed to determine distinct groups of smartphone app log-in trajectories over a 6-month period, their association with smoking cessation outcomes at 12 months, and baseline user characteristics that predict data-driven trajectory group membership. …”
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Remote Patient Monitoring and Incentives to Support Smoking Cessation Among Pregnant and Postpartum Medicaid Members: Three Randomized Controlled Pilot Studies by Caroline M Joyce, Kathryn Saulsgiver, Salini Mohanty, Chethan Bachireddy, Carin Molfetta, Mary Steffy, Alice Yoder, Alison M Buttenheim

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a smartwatch-enabled, incentive-based smoking cessation program for Medicaid-eligible pregnant smokers. …”
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Exploration of characteristics and withdrawal factors from smoking cessation programme among quit smoking clinic attendees in Malaysia / Zakiah Mohd Noordin by Mohd Noordin, Zakiah

“…The combination of pharmacologic treatment and counselling intervention by health professionals in smoking cessation programme leads to highest quit rate. …”
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Genetic variation in the serotonin pathway and smoking cessation with nicotine replacement therapy: new data from the Patch in Practice trial and pooled analyses. by David, S, Johnstone, E, Murphy, M, Aveyard, P, Guo, B, Lerman, C, Munafò, MR

“…These data do not support a statistically or clinically significant moderating effect of these specific 5-HT pathway genetic variants on smoking cessation. However, the possibility remains that other variants in these or other 5-HT genes may influence NRT efficacy for smoking cessation in treatment seeking smokers.…”

The influence of in-pregnancy smoking cessation programmes on partner quitting and women's social support mobilization: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN89131885] by Aveyard, P, Lawrence, T, Evans, O, Cheng, K

“… <p style="text-align:justify;"> <b>Background:</b> Smoking cessation interventions in pregnancy could influence a woman's social behaviour and her partner's smoking behaviour, but this has not been examined in any published randomized trials.…”

The London Exercise And Pregnant smokers (LEAP) trial: a randomised controlled trial of physical activity for smoking cessation in pregnancy with an economic evaluation. by Ussher, M, Lewis, S, Aveyard, P, Manyonda, I, West, R, Lewis, B, Marcus, B, Riaz, M, Taylor, A, Barton, P, Daley, A, Essex, H, Esliger, D, Coleman, T

“…Pregnancy provides a compelling rationale for physical activity (PA) interventions as cessation medication is contraindicated or ineffective, and an effective PA intervention could be highly cost-effective.To examine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a PA intervention plus standard behavioural support for smoking cessation relative to behavioural support alone for achieving smoking cessation at the end of pregnancy.Multicentre, two-group, pragmatic randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation with follow-up at the end of pregnancy and 6 months postnatally. …”

A cost-effectiveness analysis of genetic testing of the DRD2 Taq1A polymorphism to aid treatment choice for smoking cessation. by Welton, N, Johnstone, E, David, S, Munafò, MR

“…We conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis of genetic testing for smoking cessation, based on data available from the published pharmacogenetic studies of nicotine replacement therapy and bupropion, and a previous cost-effectiveness analysis of smoking cessation treatments. …”