Abstract Primary Care Providers (PCPs) often deal with patients on daily clinical practice
without knowing anything about their smoking status and willingness to quit. The aim of this …

Background Although healthcare providers are well placed to help smokers quit,
implementation of smoking cessation care is still suboptimal. The Ask-Advise-Refer tasks …

Background Smoking cessation is a major public health issue. In France, primary care
physicians (PCP) are the first contact points for tobacco management. The objective of this …

General practitioners are often exhorted to routinely counsel patients who smoke about
quitting in light of current evidence-based medicine (EBM) guidelines suggesting that such …

BackgroundDespite compelling evidence that physicians play a prominent role in smoking
cessation, most smokers do not receive the recommended smoking cessation counseling …

AimTo enhance the effectiveness of smoking cessation communication in primary care by
gaining insight into the motivations and perceptions of smokers and ex-smokers with chronic …

This study aimed to gain insight into the impact of lung conditions on smoking behaviour and
smoking cessation, and identify recommendations for smoking cessation and professional …

Background Cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and
disease. Thus, all activities aiming to reduce smoking play an important role in improving …

Background Offering cessation support to health professionals who smoke to ensure optimal
implementation of cessation support for patients is a key recommendation of the WHO …

National guidelines for smoking cessation in primary care can be effective in improving
clinical practice. This study assessed which parties are involved in the development of such …