INTRODUCTION: Evidence-based clinical interventions for smoking cessation have proven
to be effective in reducing smoking rates among patients who use tobacco. Ensuring that …

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The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes and experiences of nurses regarding
smoking and smoking cessation in the workplace. Eight focus groups were conducted with …

Background Primary care providers are uniquely positioned to initiate smoking cessation.
We aimed to evaluate knowledge levels about the health effects of smoking and attitudes …

Background. Although most physicians believe that smoking cessation assistance is
important for their patients, the majority of smokers report that they have not received …

INTRODUCTION—Smoking is associated with the development of cancers, cardiovascular
diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and other diseases. Most adults who …

By the year 2020, tobacco use is predicted to become the leading cause of death in the
United States, causing one of every eight deaths (Fagerstrom, 2002). Currently 440,000 …

Background Smoking remains the largest single cause of preventable mortality. In rural
Australia where the incidence of smoking is higher, health is substantially worse than other …

Previous studies have shown that nursing interventions are effective in helping people to
stop smoking, but that the participation of nurses in tobacco control activities has been far …

Introduction: Smoking cessation counseling by health professionals is an effective approach
to increase cessation rates among smokers. To guide the development of training and …