Smoking Cessation

2007-04-29T15:20:00.001+01:00

This review is a pragmatic attempt to highlight recent research and some backround reading in smoking cessation. It should not be considered exhaustive, simply a way of reviewing some of the major developments and current thinking in the area.

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Evidence-Based Reports

Varenicline (Champix) for Smoking Cessation. UKMi - Post launch reviews, 2007
Smoking reduction with nicotine replacement and motivational advice reduced smoking in people unmotivated to quit. Evidence-Based Medicine (Requires free registration), 2005
Review: all forms of nicotine replacement therapy are effective for smoking cessation. Evidence-Based Mental Health (Requires free registration), 2005
Bupropion plus nicotine replacement no better than replacement alone. POEMs, 2004
Review: bupropion and nortriptyline each increase smoking cessation rates. Evidence-Based Medicine (Requires free registration), 2005
4 interaction dynamics occurred in telephone counselling for smoking cessation. Evidence-Based Mental Health (Requires free registration), 2005

Clinical Guidelines

Guidelines for perinatal care : tobacco use in the perinatal period. British Columbia Reproductive Care Program, 2006
Counseling to prevent tobacco use and tobacco-caused disease: recommendation statement. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2003
Smoking cessation. University of Michigan Health System, 2006
Smoking cessation. PRODIGY, 2006
Smoking cessation. NICE, 2006
Guidelines for Smoking Cessation. New Zealand Guidelines Group, 2002

Systematic Reviews

Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2007
Antidepressants for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2007 View review OR Test your knowledge for extra CPD?
Family-based programmes for preventing smoking by children and adolescents. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2007
Tobacco Use: Prevention, Cessation and Control. NIH Consensus Statements, 2006
Cost effectiveness of a smoking cessation program in patients admitted for coronary heart disease. NHS EED, 2006
Cost-effectiveness of pharmacotherapies for nicotine dependence in primary care settings: a multinational comparison. NHS EED, 2006
Giving away free nicotine medications and a cigarette substitute (Better Quit) to promote calls to a quitline. NHS EED, 2006
Opioid antagonists for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006
Nicobrevin for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006
Tobacco cessation interventions for young people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006
School-based programmes for preventing smoking. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006
Telephone counselling for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006

Recent articles in core journals

Randomized controlled trial of a computer-based, tailored intervention to increase smoking cessation counseling by primary care physicians. J Gen Intern Med, 2007
The effect of a multi-component smoking cessation intervention in African American women residing in public housing. Res Nurs Health, 2007
Randomized clinical trial of an Internet-based versus brief office intervention for adolescent smoking cessation. Patient Educ Couns, 2006
Randomized controlled trial of a social support ('buddy') intervention for smoking cessation. Patient Educ Couns, 2006
Effect of incorporating a 10 minute point of care test for salivary nicotine metabolites into a general practice based smoking cessation programme: randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 2005
The cost utility of bupropion in smoking cessation health programs: simulation model results for Sweden. Chest, 2006
Cytisine for Smoking Cessation: A Literature Review and a Meta-analysis. Arch Intern Med, 2006
Nursing intervention and smoking cessation: meta-analysis update. Heart Lung, 2006
Systematic review: smoking cessation intervention strategies for adults and adults in special populations. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2006
"Catastrophic" pathways to smoking cessation: findings from national survey. BMJ, 2006
Effect of maintenance therapy with varenicline on smoking cessation: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA, 2006
Interventions to Facilitate Smoking Cessation. American Family Physician, 2006

eTextbooks

Clinical Queries

Smoking Cessation (pre-operative)/Pre-operative Smoking Cessation/Smoking. ARIF, 2006
Is it safe to prescribe nicotine replacement therapy in pregnant women? ATTRACT, 2007 View answer OR Can you answer this question for extra CPD?
What evidence is there re Varenicline in treatment of smoking cessation compared to NRT / Zyban? ATTRACT, 2007
In pregnant smoking women would adding carbon monoxide testing to support therapy, improve smoking cessation outcomes? NLH Q&A Service, 2006
What product and formulation related factors should be considered when selecting nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)? UK Medicines Information Q&A, 2006 View answer OR Can you answer this question for extra CPD?

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