Smoking Cessation Among Patients in a Cancer Clinic: Evaluation of a Novel, Motivational Stop-Smoking Pocket Calendar
| Autor: | Bijay Nair, Allen C. Sherman, Willas Garrison, A. M. Safar, Paulette Mehta |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors medicine.medical_treatment Pharmacology toxicology Smoking Prevention Cancer Care Facilities Quit smoking Patient Education as Topic Surveys and Questionnaires Internal medicine Humans Medicine Health Education Motivation business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Time Management Cancer medicine.disease Oncology Physical therapy Smoking cessation Smoking Cessation Health education business Attitude to Health |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cancer Education. 24:210-211 |
| ISSN: | 0885-8195 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08858190902876569 |
| Popis: | Background. Patients with smoking-related cancer have higher risks for recurrence if they continue to smoke. Methods. To encourage cancer patients to quit smoking a motivational pocket calendar with information about smoking and cancer, tips for stopping, and logs for monitoring was distributed among 32 patients, along with a baseline questionnaire. Results. After 3 months, patients completed a second questionnaire. Twenty-one patients completed both questionnaires; 5 (24%) had quit smoking. The average number of cigarettes smoked per day dropped from 25.3 at baseline to 15.8 (P=.0001). Conclusions. A pocket calendar appears to be a useful adjunct for smoking cessation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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