Mené aux Etats-Unis entre 2016 et 2020 sur 433 fumeurs n'étant pas prêts à arrêter de fumer (52 % de femmes ; âge moyen : 54 ans), cet essai randomisé évalue l'effet, sur l'abstinence tabagique, d'un jeu basé sur des comportements de santé

Effect of Technology-Assisted Brief Abstinence Game on Long-term Smoking Cessation in Individuals Not Yet Ready to Quit: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Houston, Thomas K. ; Chen, Jinying ; Amante, Daniel J. ; Blok, Amanda C. ; Nagawa, Catherine S. ; Wijesundara, Jessica G. ; Kamberi, Ariana ; Allison, Jeroan J. ; Person, Sharina D. ; Flahive, Julie ; Morley, Jeanne ; Conigliaro, Joseph ; Mattocks, Kristin M. ; Garber, Lawrence ; Sadasivam, Rajani S.

Most trials of behavioral or pharmaceutical interventions for people who smoke are limited to individuals reporting they are ready to quit smoking. Engaging individuals who initially report they are not yet ready to quit in brief, precessation, skills-building interventions (eg, practice quit attempts or nicotine replacement therapy [NRT] sampling) is challenging.To test an integrated behavioral plus NRT-sampling intervention using a gamification approach supported by mobile health.A multisite [...]

Menée aux Etats-Unis entre 2002 et 2009 auprès de 71 599 personnes, cette étude analyse l'association entre un apport de polyphénols d'origine alimentaire et le risque de cancer colorectal, en fonction de l'origine ethnique

Dietary polyphenols and the risk of colorectal cancer in the prospective Southern Community Cohort Study

Fike, Landon T ; Munro, Heather ; Yu, Danxia ; Dai, Qi ; Shrubsole, Martha J

Polyphenols are antioxidants with promising anti-cancer properties, but few studies have examined the associations of specific dietary polyphenols with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk or among Black individuals in the United States (US).We examined the associations between dietary polyphenols and CRC and assessed differences in these associations or polyphenol intakes by subgroups including Black and White individuals that may contribute to cancer disparities.The Southern Community Cohort Study [...]