Impact of Bronchial Asthma on COVID-19 Sequelae
Conclusions: A significantly higher proportion of asthma patients had post-COVID symptoms at 3 months after discharge, but were not accompanied by pulmonary dysfunction. Limitations of this study include the fact that the data were up to delta strain, and future studies should consider the impact of mutations and current treatment on sequelae. (Source: European Respiratory Journal)
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: NAKATANI, Y., Numata, S., Takamatsu, K., Yokoyama, A. Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research
Smoking Cessation Practices in a Level 3 Irish Hospital
Smoking is a leading cause of respiratory morbidity and mortality(1). Hospitalization is an opportunity for smoking cessation. Referral to a cessation service, as recommended by NICE, is not available in our hospital.This cross-sectional study on medical inpatients occurred in December 2022. A questionnaire-based interview was applied which described patients’ smoking behaviour and cessation support to date. The response rate was 30%.Of 46 patients, 73% had a smoking history. 21% were active smokers. 1 patient vaped. The average age of smokers was 64 and non-smokers was 76. There was no gender difference between grou...
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Boyle, N., Paclibar, C., Sheeran Purcell, E., Mcnamee, M., Quigley, C. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health education Source Type: research
Smoking cessation counselling: what do Tunisian medical trainees think?
Conclusion: SCC does not seem to be acquired in the habits of trainees. More targeted interventions should be considered among trainees to improve their role in smoking cessation. (Source: European Respiratory Journal)
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Blibech, H., Jebali, M. A., Snene, H., Aloulou, Y., Belhaj, S., Mehiri, N., Ben Salah, N., Louzir, B. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health education Source Type: research
Knowledge, attitude and practice of smoking vape among medical students in Karachi, Pakistan.
Conclusion: Medical students have a lack of understanding about vaping and its associated health risks. All medical schools should take a more focused approach to raising awareness about the health risks of vaping, along with making amends to the policies. (Source: European Respiratory Journal)
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Sheikh, E., Kumar, A. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health education Source Type: research
The impact of tax increases on tobacco use among medical faculty students
Conclusions: Only half of the smokers were affected by tax increases, and only one-fifth of those quit smoking. Some of the users had switched to rolled tobacco and smuggled products. Those with high economic status are less affected by taxes than those with poor economic status. Tax increase changes attitude but are not enough for effective tobacco control unless reinforced by other prevention and control strategies. (Source: European Respiratory Journal)
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Bakar, M. T., Arslan, B., Duymaz, M., Karakus, I. S., Polat, Z., Gezer, T., Ay, P., Dagli, E. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health education Source Type: research
Environmental Awareness and Behavior of Smokers and Non-Smokers
In conclusion, smokers are found to be less informed about environmental problems than non-smokers and apply les often good practices for the benefit of the environment. (Source: European Respiratory Journal)
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Zervas, E., Gareiou, Z., Matsouki, N., Tsipa, C., Konstantinidis, M. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health education Source Type: research
Gender differences in smoking-attributable mortality (SAM) by region in Portugal
Conclusions: SAM is high and significantly varies by region, sex and age. This highlights the need for monitoring and implementing tobacco control, at national and local level. (Source: European Respiratory Journal)
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Rey-Brandariz, J., Belo Ravara, S., Lopez-Vizcaino, E., Santiago-Perez, M. I., Ruano-Ravino, A., Candal-Pedreira, C., Lema-Varela, L., Mourino, N., Aguiar, P., Perez-Rios, M. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health education Source Type: research
Tunisian physicians' knowledge of passive smoking
Conclusion: It seems essential to develop the knowledge of Tunisian doctors on passive smoking in order to involve them actively in tobacco control. (Source: European Respiratory Journal)
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ben Sassi, S., Moussa, I., Mrassi, H., Friha, M., Trimech, S., Sahnoun, I., Douik El Gharbi, L., Moussa, I. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health education Source Type: research
Knowledge, practices, and attitudes of general practitioners in the southern region of Morocco towards smoking
Conclusion: The implementation of education on tobacco pathology and smoking cessation for medical students and general practitioners as part of continuing medical education will facilitate the management of this pathology. (Source: European Respiratory Journal)
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Imzil, A., Halloumi, O., Khannous, A., Oulahbib, A., Essaid, Y., Boutbagha, N., Farhat, S., Ennaciri, H., Ikrou, H., Bounoua, F., Ait Nasser, K., Moubachir, H., Serhane, H. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health education Source Type: research
Teenage problem gambling in Ireland - shared risk factors with tobacco, e-cigarette and cannabis use
Conclusions Teenage problem gambling shares many of the same risks as smoking, e-cigarette use and cannabis use and therefore interventions to prevent substance use should also take account of problem gambling. (Source: European Respiratory Journal)
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Sunday, S., Clancy, L., Hanafin, J. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health education Source Type: research
Tobacco, alcohol and other drugs use among children in middle and high school
Conclusion: There is a need to collect nationwide data on the use of different forms of tobacco, alcohol and drug by adolescents, and the factors leading to initiation of such harmful habits. There is an urgent need to take effective steps, especially on launching community awareness programs for the school children and public to educate them about the consequences of tobacco use. (Source: European Respiratory Journal)
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Kwas, H., Majdoub Fehri, S. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health education Source Type: research
A qualitative study of Australian general practitioners on e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation aid
Conclusion: The findings from this study indicate that Australian GPs have mixed views about the potential role e-cigarettes can play in smoking cessation. GPs require professional development and policy clarity in order to gain confidence in using e-cigarettes as part of a smoking cessation plan. (Source: European Respiratory Journal)
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Selamoglu, M., Erbas, B., Barton, C. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health education Source Type: research
Tobacco product use among youth in Ukraine
Conclusions: Most young people in Ukraine use heat-not-burn tobacco devices and e-cigarettes. More than a third of RS smoke cigarettes. Two-thirds of RS use two or more TP. (Source: European Respiratory Journal)
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Harkusha, V., Poberezhets, V., Demchuk, A., Mostovoy, Y. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health education Source Type: research
Motivation for using heat-not-burn tobacco devices and e-cigarettes in Ukraine
Conclusions: The recommendation of friends is the main reason to start using heat-not-burn tobacco devices or e-cigarettes for those who have never smoked before. The main reason for switching from cigarettes to modern tobacco smoking products is the desire to decrease the harmful actions of tobacco. (Source: European Respiratory Journal)
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Harkusha, V., Poberezhets, V., Demchuk, A., Mostovoy, Y. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health education Source Type: research
A comprehensive list of flavorings used in cigarettes
In order to attract many consumers to the tobacco products, the tobacco manufactures add inti these products several chemical compounds or essential oils or natural extractives. The conventional cigarettes, as older products than the recently commercialized tobacco products (e-cigarettes, HTPs, ...) have several compounds added in the tobacco used.In this work, an extensive reseach is conducted to record all compounds used as flavoring in cigarettes. 1,747 papers related papers have been found in Scopus database. However, only 35 of them include specific information about the flavorings used, such as name, category and fla...
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Zervas, E., Konstantinidis, M., Matsouki, N., Tsipa, C., Gareiou, Z. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health education Source Type: research
