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Field: smoking cessation
… 24%; by 2010. The success of behavioural smoking cessation programmes varies according to the type of intervention delivered (Viswesvaran & Schimidt, 1992). Group support programmes are the most commonly delivered smoking cessation interventions in the NHS, although in order to understand which …
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An analysis of tobacco cessation quit aids and quit attempts from a national study on tobacco cessation
… of different, clinically proven tobacco cessation aids should lower the barrier associated with tobacco abstinence, the prevalence of quit aid use still remains low among those attempting to quit smoking. This study examines quit interest in active smokers, the quit attempts attempted by …
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Female suicidal behaviour: Initiation, cessation and prevention
… importance of gender in suicidal behaviour and cessation as well as highlighting the limitations of many available therapeutic settings. A key finding of the research is the confirmation of sexual abuse as a common precursor to suicidal behaviour, especially when in conjunction with other, …
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MAINTENANCE OF NONSMOKING FOLLOWING SELF-INITIATED CESSATION
… ways: (1) Relapsers more often indicated cessation goals which left open the possibility of future smoking; (2) Although both groups began their participation with relatively high levels of commitment to quit, abstainers' levels were slightly higher than relapsers'. At the conclusion of …
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Reaction Times to the Cessation of Stimuli
University of Minnesota Masters thesis. 1912. 1 computer file (PDF); 15 pages.
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Smoking cessation in those living with schizophrenia
The study was conducted at a group home located in Salem County where 6 people with severe mental illness reside. 4 of the 6 people are smokers and diagnosed with schizophrenia. The 4 people in the study all showed interest in quitting smoking. The subjects were given questionnaires weekly and were …
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Parietal thalamocortical circuitry in global dream cessation
… in the clinical literature was that total cessation of dreaming is related to posterior parietal lesions. Two recent case reports (Bischof and Bassetti, 2004; Poza and Martí-Massó, 2006), in which patients with medial occipital lesions demonstrated total cessation of dreaming, cast doubt on …
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Reasons for attrition from a smoking cessation program.
… predict attrition from the NTVHCS smoking cessation program. Results indicate that shame-proneness, guilt, anger/hostility, and depression did not individually predict attrition. Persons with high levels of smoking situational self-efficacy tend to utilize self-change strategies leading to …
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Adolescent smoking cessation: Not just a lucky strike!
Contains fulltext : 90720.pdf ( ) (Open Access)
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Visual Latency at Onset and Cessation of Stimulation
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The experience of successful smoking cessation: A phenomenological inquiry
… women's experience of successful smoking cessation. Pender's Health Promotion Model (1996) and Prochaska and DiClementes' Transtheoretical Model of Change (1996) were utilized. Twelve women who had successfully quit smoking were interviewed; Data analysis yielded a core theme of …
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Contingency management techniques and smoking cessation in college students
… purpose of this study was to examine smoking cessation using different criteria for delivery of monetary reinforcement for college students from Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Participants participated in a 4 week study using a single subject reversal design (ABAC) in which baseline phases …
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Comparative Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Medications among Obese Smokers
… abstinence rates of FDA-approved smoking cessation medication strategies during a) 3 months, b) 6 months, and b) 12 months follow up period among obese smokers. Hypothesis (Ha): Abstinence rates among obese smokers using varenicline will be higher compared to obese smokers using bupropion …
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Comparative Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Medications among Schizophrenic Smokers
… they tend to have much lower smoking cessation rates and higher nicotine dependence level. A variety of pharmaceutical cessation aids are available, which include nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), Bupropion SR, and Varenicline. OBJECTIVES: To compare different pharmacotherapies in …
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Challenges For Dedicated Smoking Cessation Services In Developing Countries
… estimated 7 million smokers. A dedicated smoking cessation clinic established at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, provides the only clinical service and training centre in the country. Objectives To evaluate the smokers attending the clinic, in order to better understand the requirements of …
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The effects of relapse prevention training on smoking cessation
… means of improving treatment outcome in smoking cessation programs. These results are also consistent with other recent studies which have failed to demonstrate the unique effectiveness of maintenance procedures. A secondary purpose of this study was to replicate the findings of Foxx and Brown …
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Development of nanoparticle based nicotine vaccines for smoking cessation
Cigarette smoking is prevalent worldwide and has consistently been the top preventable cause of many serious diseases., which result in huge mortality, morbidity, and economic loss, in recent decades. In recent years, nicotine vaccines that can induce production of nicotine specific antibodies in …
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Improving smoking cessation for vulnerable populations in low-resourced settings
… Africa, evidence is limited on effective smoking cessation strategies in this setting. South Africa has ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and has since implemented several anti-tobacco legislations, including advertising bans, tobacco product taxes, and restrictions on …
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Behavioral Intervention for Smoking Cessation in Adolescents and Young Adults
… Here, we have tested such a program: a smoking cessation treatment named the Modified Brief Office Intervention (M-BOI). The M-BOI is a 10-session cognitivebehaviorally based intervention. Sixty-three participants were consented for treatment, and 38 received M-BOI treatment, in conjunction with …
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