Menée sur 964 personnes ayant une pratique tabagique ou ayant récemment arrêté de fumer, cet essai analyse leurs préférences en matière d'utilisation d'un service automatisé d'aide au sevrage tabagique par SMS (durée d'utilisation, fréquence des messages, fonctionnalités, ...)

How Do Smokers Use a Smoking Cessation Text Messaging Intervention?

Balmford, James ; Borland, Ron

Introduction : Mobile-phone-based text (SMS) messaging is an effective method of delivering smoking cessation assistance. Little is known about optimal program use. This paper reports on the use of 2 forms of interaction (reporting changes in quit status and emergency help) among users of QuitTxt, an interactive, automated text messaging advice program. We examined preferences for messaging intensity, duration of use, and their associations with short-term cessation outcome or perceived [...]

Menée à partir de questionnaires auprès de 63 805 femmes ménopausées (durée de suivi : 12,9 ans), cette étude évalue l'association entre quatre systèmes de score mesurant la qualité du régime alimentaire et le risque de décès par maladie chronique, notamment par cancer

Comparing Indices of Diet Quality With Chronic Disease Mortality Risk in Postmenopausal Women in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study: Evidence to Inform National Dietary Guidance

George, Stephanie M. ; Ballard-Barbash, Rachel ; Manson, JoAnn E. ; Reedy, Jill ; Shikany, James M. ; Subar, Amy F. ; Tinker, Lesley F. ; Vitolins, Mara ; Neuhouser, Marian L.

Poor diet quality is thought to be a leading risk factor for years of life lost. We examined how scores on 4 commonly used diet quality indices—the Healthy Eating Index 2010 (HEI), the Alternative Healthy Eating Index 2010 (AHEI), the Alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMED), and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)—are related to the risks of death from all causes, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and cancer among postmenopausal women. Our prospective cohort study included 63,805 [...]

Menée aux Etats-Unis auprès d'un échantillon de 1 219 médecins généralistes ou pédiatres, cette étude évalue la proportion de médecins recommandant aux garçons ou aux jeunes hommes la vaccination contre le papillomavirus humain selon les directives de l'Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, puis identifie les facteurs associés à l'émission de ses recommandations

Physicians' Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Recommendations in the Context of Permissive Guidelines for Male Patients: A National Study

Malo, Teri L. ; Giuliano, Anna R. ; Kahn, Jessica A. ; Zimet, Gregory D. ; Lee, Ji-Hyun ; Zhao, Xiuhua ; Vadaparampil, Susan T.

Background : Little is known about physicians' human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine recommendations for males while the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) permissive guidelines for male vaccination were in effect. The purpose of this study was to examine and explore factors associated with U.S. physicians' HPV vaccine recommendations to early (ages 11-12), middle (13-17), and late adolescent/young adult (18-26) males. Methods : Nationally representative samples of family [...]

Menée en Angleterre à partir d'enquêtes réalisées entre 2004 et 2010 auprès de 60 000 participants âgés de 18 ans ou plus, cette étude évalue, en fonction de différents types de messages publicitaires diffusés, les effets des campagnes télévisées antitabac sur la prévalence du tabagisme et la consommation de cigarettes

Effectiveness of tobacco control television advertisements with different types of emotional content on tobacco use in England, 2004–2010

Sims, M ; Langley, T ; Lewis, S ; Richardson, S ; Szatkowski, L ; McNeill, A ; Gilmore, A B

Aim : To examine the effects of tobacco control television advertisements with positive and negative emotional content on adult smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption. Design : Analysis of monthly cross-sectional surveys using generalised additive models. Setting England. Participants : 60 000 adults aged 18 years or over living in England and interviewed in the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey from 2004 to 2010. Measurements : Current smoking status, daily cigarette consumption, tobacco [...]

Mené en Australie auprès de 392 patients hospitalisés pour une maladie associée au tabagisme (âge : 20 à 75 ans), cet essai évalue la toxicité et la tolérabilité d'un traitement de 12 semaines par tartrate de varénicline dans le cadre d'un programme d'aide au sevrage tabagique comportant des conseils en ligne

Safety of a Course of Varenicline Tartrate and Counseling Over Counseling Alone for Smoking Cessation: A 52-Week Randomized Controlled Trial for Inpatients (STOP Study)

Carson, Kristin Veronica ; Smith, Brian James ; Brinn, Malcolm Philip ; Peters, Matthew J. ; Fitridge, Robert ; Koblar, Simon A. ; Jannes, Jim ; Singh, Kuljit ; Veale, Antony J. ; Goldsworthy, Sharon ; Litt, John ; Edwards, David ; Hnin, Khin Moe ; Esterman, Adrian Jeffrey

Introduction : Inpatient medical settings offer an opportunistic environment to initiative smoking cessation interventions to patients reflecting on their health. Current evidence suggests superior efficacy of varenicline tartrate (VT) for smoking cessation over that of other tobacco cessation therapies, however, recent evidence has highlighted concerns around safety and tolerability. Given these apprehensions, we aimed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of VT plus Quitline-counseling [...]

Menée aux Etats-Unis à partir d'enquêtes sur 387 programmes de formation en soins respiratoires, cette étude évalue le volume horaire et la qualité des enseignements relatifs au sevrage tabagique

Tobacco Education in U.S. Respiratory Care Programs

Hudmon, Karen Suchanek ; Mark, Michael ; Livin, Adam L. ; Corelli, Robin L. ; Schroeder, Steven A.

Introduction : Exposure to tobacco smoke impacts the onset or exacerbation of most respiratory disorders and respiratory therapists are well positioned to identify tobacco use and provide cessation assistance. The purpose of this study was to characterize the level of tobacco cessation education provided to students in U.S. respiratory care training programs. Methods : A national survey of 387 respiratory care programs assessed the extent to which tobacco is addressed in required coursework, [...]