Mobile phone-based interventions for mental health show promise of effectiveness, but what does the evidence tell us about what needs to come next? by Nicholas C Jacobson, Patricia Areán, Stephen M Schueller

“…However absent these 2 untenable criteria, the authors actually found highly suggestive evidence of efficacy (N > 1,000, p < .000001) in (1) anxiety; (2) depression; (3) smoking cessation; (4) stress; and (5) quality of life. …”
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Smoking in patients with schizophrenia : “No smoking without fire” by B. Abassi, E. Khelifa, K. Nourchene, I. Bouguerra, L. Mnif

“…Greater differences might exist between heavy and light smokers making it more difficult to point out the exact effect of nicotine on the brain. Smoking cessation therapies taking into account the specificity of patients with schizophrenia should be more developed. …”
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Efficacy of an Emergency Department-based Motivational Teenage Smoking Intervention by Kimberly Horn, EdD, Geri Dino, PhD, Candice Hamilton, MPH, N Noerachmanto MA, MSc, MAPS

“…However, many questions remain, and the current literature lacks studies on trials with significant outcomes using motivational interviewing in smoking cessation. Additionally, more research is needed to examine the suitability of the ED for MTI-type interventions.…”
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Health care professional and cigarette cessation volunteers knowledge, attitude and practice on e-cigarettes by Hooman Sharifi

“…E- Cigarettes are more popular that has become one of the preferable rout of smoking cessation in patients. Further researches are required for future advice on e-cigarette use.To determine Health Care Professional and Cigarette Cessation Volunteers Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on e-Cigarettes Methods In a cross-sectional description study, 147 medical professional and patients were enrolled in the study. …”
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Quality requirements to establish a successful lung cancer screening program by Amna Burzic, David R. Baldwin

“…We will highlight the areas for further research including risk-prediction models for screening eligibility, optimising recruitment methods, personalisation of screening intervals, biomarkers, smoking cessation integration, and artificial intelligence. …”
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Determining Factors for Stress Perception Assessed with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4) in Spanish and Other European Samples by Miguel A. Vallejo, Laura Vallejo-Slocker, Enrique G. Fernández-Abascal, Guillermo Mañanes

“…This study focuses on PSS-4 results within a Spanish sample to determine: (1) normative data, reliability and validity of PSS-4 in a Spanish sample and (2) how stress perception changes depending on cultural and social factors.Methods: The data were obtained from a website representing a service of a smoking cessation program, the study represented a service that was open to all individuals. …”
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Mobile phone–based interventions for mental health show promise of effectiveness, but what does the evidence tell us about what needs to come next? by Nicholas C. Jacobson, Patricia Areán, Stephen M. Schueller

“…However absent these 2 untenable criteria, the authors actually found highly suggestive evidence of efficacy (N > 1,000, p < .000001) in (1) anxiety; (2) depression; (3) smoking cessation; (4) stress; and (5) quality of life. …”
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Relative importance of potential risk factors for dementia in patients with hypertension. by Mi-Hyang Jung, Kwang-Il Kim, Jun Hyeok Lee, Ki-Chul Sung

“…More efforts should be taken to encourage physical activity among patients with hypertension across all age groups. Furthermore, smoking cessation, avoiding and limiting alcohol consumption, and maintaining an appropriate body weight are urged to prevent dementia.…”
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Role of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in cannabinoid dependence by Belle Buzzi, Eda Koseli, Lauren Moncayo, Mohammed Shoaib, M Imad Damaj

“…Clinical studies suggest that current smoking cessation agents, such as varenicline and bupropion, may also be beneficial in treating CUD, although more controlled studies are necessary. …”
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Measurements of cadmium levels in relation to tobacco dependence and as a function of cytisine administration by Karol Wróblewski, Julia Wojnicka, Piotr Tutka, Agnieszka Szmagara, Anna Błażewicz

“…The results provide new knowledge related to Cd concentrations in human body fluids and may play a role in monitoring and assessing the efficacy of cytisine for smoking cessation.…”
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Tobacco: Its Conventional and Modern Dosage Forms in Medication by İmren ESENTÜRK-GÜZEL, Evren Algın YAPAR, Rakesh K SINDHU, Harnoor KAUR, Bilge Ahsen KARA

“…In conclusion, there is need to be carried out new studies to enlighten the exact mechanisms of tobacco and its major compound of nicotine on other diseases such as schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease, and prose memory and attention than smoking cessation therapy and evaluate its safety and develop more effective novel pharmaceutical dosage forms.…”
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Effectiveness of health belief model and the theory of reasoned action and planned behavior for tobacco cessation among smokers in chengalpattu population: An interventional study by A K Rishikaa, S Sadhana, Ravi Karthikayan, S Vishnu Prasad, K Indrapriyadharshini, J Mahesh

“…Conclusion: HBM and TRA-PB-based trainings were found to have positive effects on progression between the stages and smoking cessation. A model-based health education approach directed at a specific group may modify that population's attitudes toward tobacco use.…”
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Neutrophils and Asthma by Akira Yamasaki, Ryota Okazaki, Tomoya Harada

“…Thus, targeting neutrophilic asthma is important. Smoking cessation, neutrophil-targeting treatments, and biologics have been tested as treatments for severe asthma, but most clinical studies have not focused on neutrophilic asthma. …”
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Angiographically Patent Saphenous Vein Graft to Left Anterior Descending Artery at 51 Years Post-Coronary Artery Bypass GraftingNovel Teaching Points by Rahul Kurup, MBBS, PhD, Kumar Sridhar, MD

“…We describe an unusual case of an angiographically patent saphenous vein graft to the left anterior descending artery at 51 years post coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in a patient who presents with exertional dyspnea and only relatively recent tobacco-smoking cessation. Factors associated with improved saphenous vein graft patency include the target vessel used for grafting, good distal run-off, and the use of optimal medical therapy alongside aggressive cardiovascular risk-factor modification. …”
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Health related quality of life in post-acute coronary patient by Aliya Hisam, Aqsa Khan, Fatima Zia, Bisma Zahid, Aymen Naeem, Hadia Chaudhry

“…The participants were given health messages regarding lifestyle modifications for 15-20 minutes based on WHO guidelines on the nature of the disease, diet, exercise, smoking cessation, weight and blood pressure monitoring, and salt intake. …”
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Effects of smoking intensity trajectory, cumulative smoking exposure, and the number of years since quitting on the subsequent risk of hypertension by Hui Fan, Xingyu Zhang

“…The results of this study showed that light/moderate smoking or high cumulative smoking exposure accompanied by weight gain increased the risk of hypertension in Chinese men and smoking cessation decreased this effect.…”
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Relative importance of potential risk factors for dementia in patients with hypertension by Mi-Hyang Jung, Kwang-Il Kim, Jun Hyeok Lee, Ki-Chul Sung

“…More efforts should be taken to encourage physical activity among patients with hypertension across all age groups. Furthermore, smoking cessation, avoiding and limiting alcohol consumption, and maintaining an appropriate body weight are urged to prevent dementia.…”
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Recent advances and current trend in the pharmacotherapy of obesity by Olumuyiwa John Fasipe

“…Nonpharmacological approach to the prevention and treatment of obesity includes considerable lifestyle changes such as adequate physical exercise, smoking cessation, limiting alcohol intake, avoiding sedentary lifestyles, intensive behavioral counseling (psychotherapy), proper nutritional (dietary) programs, and bariatric surgery. …”
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Implementation of a Health Risk Assessment into Workflow of the Appointment-Based Model at an Independent Community Pharmacy by Erica Jackson, Stephanie Harriman McGrath, Joni C. Carroll, Melissa Somma McGivney, Samantha Pitzarella, Kim C. Coley

“…The median time for HRA completion was 19 min and the identified opportunities were vaccination (49), smoking cessation (15), diabetes prevention program (14), asthma control assessments (8), and substance use disorder screening and referral (3). …”
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Capturing the impact employees have on their coworkers and leaders: a holistic approach on health-specific support behavior from employees by Nora Gosch, Eva-Maria Schulte, Simone Kauffeld

“…However, research on health-specific support behavior (i.e., support specifically targeting concrete health aspects) has only concentrated on either leader behavior (e.g., healthy leadership styles) or support provided by employees for specific health issues (e.g., healthy eating or smoking cessation). Although the importance of employee health has been well established, the examination of a wider range of potential health-specific support behaviors from employees provided for their colleagues and leaders has been neglected. …”
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