Randomized trial of the effectiveness of combined behavioral/pharmacological smoking cessation treatment in Syrian primary care clinics

KD Ward, T Asfar, R Al Ali, S Rastam, MWV Weg… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Effectiveness of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking cessation has not
been evaluated in low income countries, such as S yria, where it is expensive and not widely …

The efficacy of smoking cessation interventions in low‐and middle‐income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

MO Akanbi, AJ Carroll, C Achenbach, LC O'Dwyer… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To summarize evidence for the efficacy of smoking cessation interventions in low‐and
middle‐income countries (LMICs). Design Systematic review and meta‐analysis of …

A mixed methods feasibility study of nicotine-assisted smoking reduction programmes delivered by community pharmacists–The RedPharm study

A Farley, S Tearne, T Taskila, RH Williams… - BMC public health, 2017 - Springer
Background Pivotal trials have established that, among people who have no immediate
intention to quit smoking, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) helps people reduce and …

Predictors of adherence to pharmacological and behavioral treatment in a cessation trial among smokers in Aleppo, Syria

ZB Taleb, KD Ward, T Asfar, R Bahelah… - Drug and alcohol …, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction The development of evidence-based smoking cessation programs is in its
infancy in developing countries, which continue to bear the main brunt of the tobacco …

Outcomes and adherence in Syria's first smoking cessation trial

T Asfar, MV Weg, W Maziak, F Hammal… - American journal of …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Objective: To determine the feasibility of implementing cessation interventions in Syria.
Methods: We randomized 50 smokers to either a brief or intensive behavioral cessation …

Comparative effectiveness of intervention components for producing long‐term abstinence from smoking: a factorial screening experiment

TR Schlam, MC Fiore, SS Smith, D Fraser, DM Bolt… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To identify promising intervention components that help smokers attain and maintain
abstinence during a quit attempt. Design A 2× 2× 2× 2× 2 randomized factorial experiment …

Five‐year outcomes for a smoking cessation clinic

F Oeztuna, G Can, T Oezlue - Respirology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objectives: In Turkey, smoking cessation clinics have increased rapidly in
recent years. We evaluated the demographic characteristics and the factors influencing the …

Sociodemographic predictors of success in smoking intervention

E Monso, J Campbell, P Tønnesen… - Tobacco …, 2001 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
AIM To examine the role of sociodemographic factors as predictors of sustained smoking
cessation for the population who volunteer to participate in intervention programmes …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of standard nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) versus video-assisted nurse-led NRT on tobacco cessation: A randomized controlled pilot trial

HR Haokip, R Kumar, VS Rawat, SK Sharma - Clinical Epidemiology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Nicotine effectiveness has been tested in multiple forms to stop tobacco use.
However, the evidence remains inconclusive for the efficacy of a single nicotine intervention …

The effect of a real-world intervention for smoking cessation in Adults with and without comorbid psychiatric and substance use disorders: A one-year follow-up study

DR Lima, BBS Guimaraes-Pereira, ZL Mannes… - Psychiatry …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study evaluated short-term abstinence and prolonged abstinence following a real-world
intervention for smoking cessation in a sample of 1,213 adults with nicotine dependence …