Predictors of attempts to stop smoking and their success in adult general population samples: a systematic review

E Vangeli, J Stapleton, ES Smit, R Borland, R West - Addiction, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To identify the predictors of attempts to stop smoking and the predictors of quit attempt
success in adult general population samples. Methods We performed an electronic search …

Smoking and asthma: dangerous liaisons

R Polosa, NC Thomson - European respiratory journal, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Cigarette smoking and asthma interact to induce important adverse effects on clinical,
prognostic and therapeutic outcomes. This review examines recent evidence on the harmful …

A fresh look at tobacco harm reduction: the case for the electronic cigarette

R Polosa, B Rodu, P Caponnetto, M Maglia… - Harm reduction journal, 2013 - Springer
Smokers of any age can reap substantial health benefits by quitting. In fact, no other single
public health effort is likely to achieve a benefit comparable to large-scale smoking …

A randomized trial of Text2Quit: a text messaging program for smoking cessation

LC Abroms, AL Boal, SJ Simmens, JA Mendel… - American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Text messaging programs on mobile phones have shown some promise in
helping people quit smoking. Text2Quit is an automated, personalized, interactive mobile …

COPD smokers who switched to e-cigarettes: health outcomes at 5-year follow up

R Polosa, JB Morjaria, U Prosperini… - … advances in chronic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and Aims: The long-term health effects of the use of electronic cigarettes (ECs)
in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are largely unexplored. We …

[HTML][HTML] Lower urinary tract symptoms in depression: a review

DJ Anderson, A Aucoin, CR Toups… - Health psychology …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) are frequently present in the general
population as patients age with approximately a third of individuals experiencing LUTS …

[HTML][HTML] Cigarette smoking in South Korea: a narrative review

R Gunter, E Szeto, SH Jeong, SA Suh… - Korean journal of family …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Although the prevalence of cigarette smoking has declined in Western countries over the
past few decades, a comparable decline among males has not been observed in Asian …

Varenicline and counseling for vaping cessation: a double-blind, randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial

P Caponnetto, D Campagna, JS Ahluwalia, C Russell… - BMC medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Vaping cessation is virtually unexplored. The efficacy and safety of varenicline
for vaping cessation has not been studied and rigorous research is required to advance best …

Treatment of nicotine addiction: present therapeutic options and pipeline developments

R Polosa, NL Benowitz - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2011 - cell.com
Tobacco use is a global pandemic that poses a substantial and costly health burden. There
are some treatment options are available, but currently marketed smoking-cessation drugs …

Development of a smoking abstinence self-efficacy questionnaire

V Spek, F Lemmens, M Chatrou, S van Kempen… - International journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Background S elf-efficacy beliefs are an important determinant of (changes in) health
behaviors. In the area of smoking cessation, there is a need for a short, feasible, and …