Helping smokers with diabetes quit: A scoping review of the interventions utilised, and the challenges and barriers to smoking cessation

Tobacco smoking is recognised as a priority in diabetes management, yet many individuals with diabetes continue to smoke beyond diagnosis. This paper identifies the most promising smoking cessation strategies by reviewing the literature reporting interventions carried out amongst this study population, and the challenges and barriers to smoking cessation. Stand-alone smoking cessation interventions which included pharmacotherapy were found to be more successful in achieving abstinence than interventions which included smoking cessation as part of a broader intervention for improving diabetes management.
Source: Primary Care Diabetes - Category: Primary Care Authors: Source Type: research