Characteristics and impact of theory of planned behavior interventions on smoking behavior: a systematic review of the literature

O Lareyre, M Gourlan, A Stoebner-Delbarre… - Preventive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Theoretical frameworks such as the theory of planned behavior (TPB) can be applied to
design and evaluate smoking behavior interventions. The present systematic review aimed …

Ramadan intermittent fasting and immunity: An important topic in the era of COVID-19

AIE Mo'ez, ML Salem, HA Jahrami… - Annals of thoracic …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
WITH the growing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-related coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection, a parallel …

Changes in dietary and lifestyle behaviors and mental stress among medical students upon Ramadan diurnal intermittent fasting: a prospective cohort study from Taif …

MI Alotaibi, G Elsamad, AN Aljardahi, AN Alghamdi… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Intermittent fasting (IF) is a popular dietary plan for weight loss. In fact, fasting is
a common practice in different religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity …

Religious fasting and its impacts on individual, public, and planetary health: Fasting as a “religious health asset” for a healthier, more equitable, and sustainable …

K Trabelsi, A Ammar, MA Boujelbane, L Puce… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Religious fasting is practiced by people of all faiths, including Christianity, Islam, Buddhism,
Jainism, as well as Hinduism, Judaism, and Taoism. Individual/clinical, public, global, and …

Smoking and religion: untangling associations using English survey data

M Hussain, C Walker, G Moon - Journal of religion and health, 2019 - Springer
While factors affecting smoking are well documented, the role of religion has received little
attention. This national study aims to assess the extent to which religious affiliation is …

[HTML][HTML] The association between cultural and social occasions and smoking cessation: The case of Saudi Arabia

SS Monshi, MM Alqahtani, AS Alangari… - Tobacco Induced …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS Convenience sampling of 742 Saudi tobacco users was conducted between July
2021 and May 2022. A cross-sectional survey was used to assess self-reported desire to …

A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Brief Health Behaviour Change Interventions on Service Users Accessing the Third and Social Economy Sector

B Nichol, AM Rodrigues, R Wilson… - Health & Social Care …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There are well‐established relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) and all
aspects of health. Brief interventions offer a cost‐effective method to target health …

Short-term effects of announcing spirometric lung-age on smokers' attitudes: results from a Tunisian real-life pilot study

S Khaldi, K Derbel, I Ghannouchi… - Expert Review of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background To determine the effects of informing smokers of their spirometric lung-age
(SLA) on smoking cessation (SC) rates and tobacco consumption. Research Design and …

Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a community-based smoke-free-home intervention with or without indoor-air-quality feedback in Bangladesh (MCLASS II): a three …

ND Mdege, C Fairhurst, HI Wang, T Ferdous… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Exposure to second-hand smoke from tobacco is a major contributor to global
morbidity and mortality. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a …

Effect of Ramadan fasting on changes in smoking and vaping behaviors and withdrawal symptoms severity: a cross-sectional study

S Mohsen, AH El-Gilany, N Essam - Journal of Addictive Diseases, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Ramadan fasting, an obligatory duty for adult Muslims, entails refraining from
eating, drinking, smoking, and vaping from dawn until sunset. Throughout Ramadan, people …