Adherence to nicotine replacement therapy versus quitting smoking among Chinese smokers: a preliminary investigation

TH Lam, ASM Abdullah, SSC Chan, AJ Hedley… - …, 2005 - Springer
Rationale There are over 300 million Chinese smokers, but use of nicotine replacement
therapy (NRT) is rare. On the other hand, data on the factors associated with quitting and …

Adherence to and consumption of nicotine replacement therapy and the relationship with abstinence within a smoking cessation trial in primary care

GJ Hollands, S Sutton, MS McDermott… - nicotine & tobacco …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Introduction: Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) medications have been shown to be
effective in increasing smoking cessation rates. There is, however, a lack of good evidence …

A randomized controlled trial of a smoking reduction plus nicotine replacement therapy intervention for smokers not willing to quit smoking

SSC Chan, DYP Leung, ASM Abdullah, VT Wong… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To examine the effectiveness of smoking reduction counselling plus free nicotine
replacement therapy (NRT) for smokers not willing to quit. Design, setting and participants A …

Association between adherence to free nicotine replacement therapy and successful quitting

SC Voci, LA Zawertailo, S Hussain, PL Selby - Addictive behaviors, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Providing free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) can be a cost-effective
strategy for increasing quit attempts and cessation rates at a population level. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating level of adherence to nicotine replacement therapy and its impact on smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AG Mersha, P Eftekhari, M Bovill, DN Tollosa… - Archives of Public …, 2021 - Springer
Background Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) has proven effect in assisting smoking
cessation. However, its effectiveness varies across studies and population groups. This may …

A systematic review of studies assessing the association between adherence to smoking cessation medication and treatment success

T Raupach, J Brown, A Herbec, L Brose, R West - Addiction, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Lack of adherence to smoking cessation medication regimens is assumed to play a
significant role in limiting their effectiveness. This study aimed to assess evidence for this …

Can we increase smokers' adherence to nicotine replacement therapy and does this help them quit?

TR Schlam, JW Cook, TB Baker, T Hayes-Birchler… - …, 2018 - Springer
Objective To examine the effects of five intervention components on smokers' adherence to
combined nicotine patch and nicotine gum during a quit attempt and assess whether …

Discontinuation of nicotine replacement therapy among smoking-cessation attempters

EK Burns, AH Levinson - American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) doubles successful quitting, but more
than half of NRT users do not comply with optimal treatment regimens. METHODS: From the …

Attitudes toward nicotine replacement therapy in smokers and ex‐smokers in the general public

JF Etter, TV Perneger - Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) doubles the chances that a smoker will quit
smoking, but most smokers who attempt to quit do not use it at all or only use it …

Smokers' use of nicotine replacement therapy for reasons other than stopping smoking: findings from the ITC Four Country Survey

D Hammond, JL Reid, P Driezen, KM Cummings… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To measure the prevalence and correlates of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) use
for reasons other than quitting smoking among smokers in four countries. Design and setting …