Objective Qualitative research on therapeutic components is necessary to evaluate the
efficacy of complex interventions in healthcare. As few qualitative syntheses have been …

Background Smoking cessation during pregnancy and the postpartum period by both
women and their partners offers multiple health benefits. However, compared to …

Objectives To determine communication strategies associated with smoking cessation in the
National Health Service community pharmacy Stop Smoking programme. Setting 11 …

A robust process of development and evaluation is required to generate evidence to support
implementation of new pharmacy services and pharmacist-led healthcare interventions into …

Hypertension, an asymptomatic chronic condition, is a major treatable cause of
cardiovascular disease. Antihypertensive medication reduces blood pressure (BP) and …

Background NHS community pharmacies provide effective smoking cessation services;
however, there is scope for increasing throughput and improving quit rates. This trial …

Tobacco use remains a leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality, with
pharmacotherapy and counseling recognized as effective cessation aids. Yet, the potential …

Objectives. To investigate the effectiveness of a smoking cessation program (FINE program)
in community pharmacies. Methods. A cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted in …

Introduction: Rural populations have many barriers to quality health care including lack of
access to primary care and specialty care and a greater likelihood to be underinsured or …

Introduction Assessing the fidelity of complex behavioural interventions and examining the
contextual reasons why such interventions succeed, or fail are important activities but …