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- Hedman, Linnea, et al.
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Receiving support to quit smoking and quit attempts among smokers with and without smoking related diseases : Findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys
- 2018
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Ingår i: Tobacco Induced Diseases. - Heraklion : European Publishing. - 1617-9625. ; 16
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- INTRODUCTION Having a chronic disease either caused or worsened by tobacco smoking does not always translate into quitting smoking. Although smoking cessation is one of the most cost-effective medical interventions, it remains poorly implemented in healthcare settings. The aim was to examine whether smokers with chronic and respiratory diseases were more likely to receive support to quit smoking by a healthcare provider or make a quit attempt than smokers without these diseases.METHODS This population-based study included a sample of 6011 adult smokers in six European countries. The participants were interviewed face-to-face and asked questions on sociodemographic characteristics, current diagnoses for chronic diseases, healthcare visits in the last 12 months and, if so, whether they had received any support to quit smoking. Questions on smoking behavior included nicotine dependence, motivation to quit smoking and quit attempts in the last 12 months. The results are presented as weighted percentages with 95% confidence intervals (CI) and as adjusted odds ratios with 95% CI based on logistic regression analyses.RESULTS Smokers with chronic respiratory disease, those aged 55 years and older, as well as those with one or more chronic diseases were more likely to receive smoking cessation advice from a healthcare professional. Making a quit attempt in the last year was related to younger age, high educational level, higher motivation to quit, lower nicotine dependence and having received advice to quit from a healthcare professional but not with having chronic diseases. There were significant differences between countries with smokers in Romania consistently reporting more support to quit as well as quit attempts.CONCLUSIONS Although smokers with respiratory disease did indeed receive smoking cessation support more often than smokers without disease, many smokers did not receive any advice or support to quit during a healthcare visit.
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- Bals, Robert, et al.
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Electronic cigarettes : a task force report from the European Respiratory Society
- 2019
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Ingår i: European Respiratory Journal. - : EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD. - 0903-1936 .- 1399-3003. ; 53:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There is a marked increase in the development and use of electronic nicotine delivery systems or electronic cigarettes (ECIGs). This statement covers electronic cigarettes (ECIGs), defined as "electrical devices that generate an aerosol from a liquid" and thus excludes devices that contain tobacco. Database searches identified published articles that were used to summarise the current knowledge on the epidemiology of ECIG use; their ingredients and accompanied health effects; second-hand exposure; use of ECIGs for smoking cessation; behavioural aspects of ECIGs and social impact; in vitro and animal studies; and user perspectives. ECIG aerosol contains potentially toxic chemicals. As compared to conventional cigarettes, these are fewer and generally in lower concentrations. Second-hand exposures to ECIG chemicals may represent a potential risk, especially to vulnerable populations. There is not enough scientific evidence to support ECIGs as an aid to smoking cessation due to a lack of controlled trials, including those that compare ECIGs with licenced stop-smoking treatments. So far, there are conflicting data that use of ECIGs results in a renormalisation of smoking behaviour or for the gateway hypothesis. Experiments in cell cultures and animal studies show that ECIGs can have multiple negative effects. The long-term effects of ECIG use are unknown, and there is therefore no evidence that ECIGs are safer than tobacco in the long term. Based on current knowledge, negative health effects cannot be ruled out.
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- Katsaounou, Paraskevi, et al.
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Smoking and severe persistent asthma
- 2018
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Ingår i: European Respiratory Journal. - : European Respiratory Society. - 0903-1936 .- 1399-3003. ; 52
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Smoking has detrimental effects on different clinical aspects of asthma, like accelerated decline in lung function, diminished symptom control, worse quality of life(QoL) and impaired therapeutic response. Fighting for Breath, a survey conducted by EFA(2005) showed that a worrying number of uncontrolled asthmatic patients(pts) indicated exposure to passive smoking as possible reason for poor QoL. After a decade, we conducted Still Fighting for Breath(GfK on behalf of Novartis upon EFA's invitation), an online survey in 1333 pts with severe persistent asthma(SPA) to assess the impact of SPA on pts’ daily life(fig1). Though law banning smoking in public spaces is implemented, still a high proportion of pts(88%) reported disruption in activities of daily living with 38% presenting poor perception of their disease control(disconnect b/w Pts perception and GINA assessment). Asthmatics identified exposure to smoking as trigger for exacerbations, with 63% of them(68% of caregivers) avoiding smoky premises. Percentage of smokers with SPA was higher than the general population in some of the countries. Current smokers with asthma were significantly more frequently diagnosed with anxiety(47%) and depression (41%) than never-smokers(40% and 27%, resp.) and ex-smokers(42% and 28%, resp.)(z-test, Α = 0.05). Thus, there is a need for improved management and support(smoking cessation, treatment, assessment of perception and psychological conditions) of asthmatic smokers with SPA.
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- Lundbäck, Bo, 1948, et al.
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The up-rise in e-cigarette use - friend or foe?
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Ingår i: Respiratory research. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1465-993X. ; 17:1
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