Background: This study describes opportunistic smoking-cessation counseling and
compares strategies used in general practice to experts' recommendations. Methods: In this …

Background. Although practice nurses play an important role in implementing smoking
cessation strategies in primary care, relatively little is known of their attitudes and beliefs …

Background: Strategies to improve smoking cessation counseling in clinical settings are
critical to supporting smokers' attempts to quit. This study evaluates the impact of adding 2 …

Background. Family physicians (FPs) in Australia underutilize effective strategies to help
patients stop smoking. We conducted a cluster randomization trial to evaluate a multifaceted …

OBJECTIVES: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate evidence-
based strategies for increasing the delivery of smoking cessation treatments in primary care …

Introduction People with a mental health diagnosis have high rates of tobacco use and
encounter limited availability of tobacco treatment targeted to their needs. This study …

Background. Nurses have a unique opportunity to assist hospitalized smokers with
cessation. However, relatively little is known about nurses' attitudes and beliefs toward their …

Objective: Most primary care providers (PCPs) endorse the importance of smoking
cessation, but counseling rates are low. We evaluated the consistency of PCP's attitudes …

Aims To assess the association between doctors' smoking status and the use of the '5 A s' of
smoking cessation. Methods A systematic search of 11 databases covering E nglish and S …

BACKGROUND. Smoking cessation advice is an effective intervention for the control of
tobacco use. The objective of this study was to assess and describe the rates of smoking …