Abstract Background Smoking is considered an epidemic, indeed, one of the most important public health problems worldwide. It is also the most significant preventable cause of death, of a high number of premature deaths, and avoidable chronic diseases. It is considered an enormous economic burden for th...
Abstract Non-obstructed ever-smokers, with or without symptoms, have generated a great deal of information recently, but few reviews. Even individuals with normal spirometry can present changes in sputum with inflammatory biomarkers (cellular and molecular) and airways and parenchyma with remodeling; whe...
RESUMEN Objetivo Identificar en la literatura reciente los dispositivos electrónicos disponibles en el mercado, reconocer su composición, uso actual, riesgos asociados a su uso sobre la salud, así como su posible uso como terapia de cesación de tabaquismo. Generar mayor compresión sobre CE y su imp...
Abstract: Gain- and loss-framed messages about smoking behavior have commonly been used to promote cessation. However, there are still no clear conclusions as to what kind of message is more effective for motivating smokers to quit. This study compared the effectiveness of loss- and gain-framed messages ...
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate an e-Health tool designed to enhance smoking cessation in Mexico in primary healthcare. Materials and methods: Smokers 18 years of age and older were recruited in the waiting room of two primary healthcare clinics in Mexico City. Participants used an e-Health smoking ...
ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of two cognitive behavioral therapy-based smoking cessation interventions initiated during hospitalization and to evaluate the factors related to relapse after discharge. Methods: This was a prospective randomized study involving 90 smok...
In Chile, women of childbearing age and pregnant women have a high prevalence of smoking. Tobacco use during pregnancy has antenatal effects (e.g. spontaneous abortion, stillbirth) and is a risk factor for infant morbidity and mortality. All women of childbearing age should be encouraged to stop smoking,...
