Smoking Behavior and Cessation

BACKGROUND: The study aimed to describe the level of smoking cessation success among parents of children with acute respiratory diseases and to examine its associations with selected parental characteristics. METHODS: This analytical cross-sectional study was carried out with 385 smoking parents between November 2022…

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Aims: This study aimed to examine the associations between cigarette experimentation and sociodemographic, familial, psychiatric and individual factors among adolescents presenting to a child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinic.Methods: The sample consisted of 67 adolescents aged 13-18 years who applied to a u…

Aims: This study aimed to examine the associations between cigarette experimentation and sociodemographic, familial, psychiatric and individual factors among adolescents presenting to a child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinic.Methods: The sample consisted of 67 adolescents aged 13-18 years who applied to a u…

INTRODUCTION: Nicotine contributes to chronic pulmonary diseases by promoting oxidative stress, inflammation, and tissue remodeling, leading to alveolar destruction, septal thickening, and fibrosis. Althaea officinalis (AO), a medicinal plant with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, may counteract these effe…

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Determining the smoking behaviors of pharmacy students and the factors that influence these behaviors is important for public health, as they are future healthcare professionals. This study assessed the prevalence of nicotine dependence among pharmacy students, evaluated perceptions of smoking-cessation methods, and i…

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ABSTRACT This study investigates how sales bans influence young adults' perceptions and their interest in using combustible and non‐combustible nicotine products in Türkiye. Using a scenario‐based, between‐subjects experimental design, participants aged 18–30 were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: cigarette…

BACKGROUND: Tobacco cessation support remains underutilized in routine care for patients with airway diseases such as asthma and COPD. In this multicenter randomized trial (NCT05764343, registration date: 2023-03-01), we previously reported that immediately scheduled appointments to smoking cessation clinics improved…

This study aimed to determine the relationship between smoking cessation success predictions and motivation levels among healthcare personnel. Healthcare personnel play a crucial role in both preventing smoking initiation and promoting smoking cessation. This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 267…

BACKGROUND: The study aimed to describe the level of smoking cessation success among parents of children with acute respiratory diseases and to examine its associations with selected parental characteristics. METHODS: This analytical cross-sectional study was carried out with 385 smoking parents between November 2022…

OBJECTIVE: Passive smoking is also called secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure remains one of the most important yet preventable threats to child health worldwide. Because dentists regularly encounter children and their caregivers, their contribution to household-level tobacco prevention depends on adequate professional tr…