Menée en 2012 à Philadelphie à partir d'une enquête téléphonique auprès de parents fumeurs ayant un enfant de moins de 13 ans, cette étude identifie les convictions et les obstacles associés au renoncement au tabagisme à domicile

Beliefs Associated With Intention to Ban Smoking in Households With Smokers

Hennessy, Michael ; Bleakley, Amy ; Mallya, Giridhar ; Romer, Dan

Introduction : Smoking in homes exposes family members to secondhand smoke, an exposure that is harmful to children and adults. This study identifies barriers to instituting household smoking bans and beliefs that are positively and negatively related to smoking bans in households with smokers. Methods : A telephone survey of parents living in Philadelphia with at least 1 smoker and a child under the age of 13 years in the household was conducted in 2012. Using the reasoned action model, the [...]

Menée à partir des données 2004-2010 d'une enquête canadienne portant sur 6 795 adultes, cette étude analyse la relation entre le niveau de dépendance à la nicotine, le comportement tabagique et la pratique d'une activité physique de loisir

Nicotine dependence matters: Examining longitudinal association between smoking and physical activity among Canadian Adults

Azagba, Sunday ; Asbridge, Mark

Objective : A number of studies point to the inverse relationship between physical activity and smoking; however, none has examined the role of nicotine dependence in physical activity participation among smokers. This study examined whether levels of nicotine dependence modify the association between leisure time physical activity and smoking status. Methods : The study used longitudinal data on 6795 adults from the Canadian National Population Health Survey (2004-2010). Generalized estimating [...]

Menée auprès de 37 participants présentant ou non une mutation des gènes CDKN2A/p16 prédisposant au mélanome, cette étude américaine montre qu'une consultation associée au compte-rendu du test génétique améliore, 2 ans après, l'adhésion aux recommandations sur la détection de la maladie chez les membres de leur famille

Melanoma genetic counseling and test reporting improve screening adherence among unaffected carriers 2 years later

Aspinwall, Lisa G. ; Taber, Jennifer M. ; Leaf, Samantha L. ; Kohlmann, Wendy ; Leachman, Sancy A.

Background : A major goal of predictive genetic testing for melanoma is to promote early detection to reduce mortality. This study evaluated the long-term impact of melanoma genetic test reporting and counseling on screening adherence. Methods : This study assessed adherence to recommendations for annual total body skin examinations (TBSEs) and monthly skin selfexaminations (SSEs) among 37 members of Utah CDKN2A/p16 kindreds (10 unaffected carriers, 11 affected carriers, 16 unaffected [...]

A partir des données de la cohorte "Women's Health Initiative" incluant 154 587 femmes âgées de 50 à 79 ans, cette étude prospective évalue l'association entre l'utilisation de statines et le risque de cancer du sein

Prospective Analysis of Association between Statin Use and Breast Cancer Risk in the Women's Health Initiative

Desai, Pinkal ; Chlebowski, Rowan T. ; Cauley, Jane A. ; Manson, JoAnn E. ; Wu, Chunyuan ; Martin, Lisa W. ; Jay, Allison ; Bock, Cathryn H. ; Coté, Michele L. ; Petrucelli, Nancie ; Rosenberg, Carol A. ; Peters, Ulrike ; Agalliu, Ilir ; Budrys, Nicole ; Abdul-Hussein, Mustafa ; Lane, Dorothy S. ; Luo, Juhua ; Park, Hannah Lui ; Thomas, Fridtjof ; Wactawski-Wende, Jean ; Simon, Michael S.

Background: Statins are a class of cholesterol lowering drugs that affect many intracellular pathways which may have implications for chemo prevention against cancer. Epidemiological data on statins and breast cancer is conflicting. We analyzed updated data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) to assess the relationship between statins and breast cancer risk. Methods: The population included 154,587 post-menopausal women ages 50-79 years, with 7,430 pathologically confirmed cases of breast [...]

Menée entre 1993 et 2008 à partir d'une enquête triennale auprès d'adolescents de 12 à 17 ans (12 314 à 16 611 participants), cette étude australienne analyse la relation entre la durée et l'intensité de l'exposition à des publicités antitabac et la prévalence du tabagisme

What is the role of tobacco control advertising intensity and duration in reducing adolescent smoking prevalence? Findings from 16 years of tobacco control mass media advertising in Australia

White, Victoria M ; Durkin, Sarah J ; Coomber, Kerri ; Wakefield, Melanie A

Objective : To examine how the intensity and duration of tobacco control advertising relate to adolescent smoking prevalence. Methods : Australian students (aged 12–17 years) participating in a national survey conducted triennially between 1993 and 2008 (sample size range 12 314–16 611). The outcome measure was students’ smoking in the previous 4 weeks collected through anonymous, self-completed surveys. For each student, monthly targeted rating points (TRPs, a measure of television advertising [...]

Menée en Suisse sur la période 1997-2007, cette étude rétrospective analyse l'impact des budgets des politiques de lutte contre le tabagisme sur les pratiques tabagiques des jeunes et l'arrêt du tabac dans la population générale

The impact of tobacco control expenditures on smoking initiation and cessation

Marti, Joachim

Between 1997 and 2007, smoking prevalence declined from 33% to 28% in Switzerland. Over the same period, funding for tobacco control activities significantly increased, resulting in the implementation of a large variety of national and regional interventions. In this paper, I exploit variation over time and across cantons of tobacco control expenditures to examine the impact of these policies on smoking decisions. I use retrospective smoking information from the Swiss Health Survey (2007) and [...]

Menée en Angleterre à partir de données nationales portant sur la période 2001-2011, cette étude évalue, du point de vue de l'évolution du nombre de fumeurs traités et du taux d'abstinence tabagique après 4 semaines de prise en charge, la performance des services d'aide au sevrage tabagique

Performance of English stop smoking services in first 10 years: analysis of service monitoring data

Robert West ; Sylvia May ; Matthew West ; Emma Croghan ; Andy McEwen

Objectives : To analyse the performance of the English Stop Smoking Services from 2001/02 to 2010/11. Design : Analysis of national service monitoring data. Setting : England. Participants Smokers recorded as having been treated by English stop smoking services between April 2001 and March 2011. Main outcome measures Annual figures for the number of quit dates set (throughput), the percentage of these that led to biochemically verified abstinence after four weeks (four week quit rate), and the [...]

Menée au Québec en 2005 et 2010 à partir de questionnaires auprès de pharmaciens, cette étude évalue l'évolution de leurs pratiques en matière de conseil pour arrêter le tabagisme

Pharmacists’ Smoking Cessation Counseling Practices: A Comparison Between 2005 and 2010

Tremblay, Michèle ; Comtois, Dominic ; O’Loughlin, Jennifer

Introduction : To determine if smoking cessation counseling practices and related psychosocial characteristics improved between 2005 and 2010 among pharmacists. Methods : Data were collected in 2005 and 2010 from randomly selected pharmacists in Québec, Canada. Participants completed mailed self-report questionnaires on cessation counseling practices and on psychosocial characteristics (i.e., belief that counseling is the role of pharmacists, self-efficacy, barriers, and knowledge of community [...]