Effectiveness of a Health Professional Training Program for Treatment of Tobacco Addiction.
Effectiveness of a Health Professional Training Program for Treatment of Tobacco Addiction.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2013 Apr 1;
Olano-Espinosa E, Matilla-Pardo B, Minué C, Antón E, Gómez-Gascón T, Ayesta FJ
INTRODUCTION: Advice can have a small but clinically important effect in promoting smoking cessation. Where studied, the rate of delivery has been found to be low. Training has been found to increases this rates, but there is little research on effectiveness in terms of smoking cessation rates. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an health professionals educational program to increase long-term rates of nicotine abstinence in smoking outpatients. METHODS: We conducted a pragmatic cluster-randomized, controlled trial in 35 primary health care centers in Spain. Participants were all 830 health professionals who attended 5,970 smokers during recruiting period. After that we measured continuous abstinence 6 months after the intervention and biochemically validated (saliva cotinine test) 1 year following intervention. Cost-effectiveness was measured in terms of cost per life year gained. RESULTS: After 6 months, the rate of continuous abstinence was significantly higher in the intervention group (2.1% vs. 0.3%, p > .0001) with an odds ratio of 6.5 (95% CI… Continue reading
Diurnal Eating Rhythms: Association With Long-Term Development of Diabetes in the 1946 British Birth Cohort.
Diurnal eating rhythms: Association with long-term development of diabetes in the 1946 British birth cohort.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2013 Mar 26;
Almoosawi S, Prynne CJ, Hardy R, Stephen AM
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Few studies have described the association… Continue reading
Behavioral and Synaptic Circuit Features in a Zebrafish Model of Fragile X Syndrome.
Behavioral and Synaptic Circuit Features in a Zebrafish Model of Fragile X Syndrome.
PLoS One. 2013; 8(3): e51456
Ng MC, Yang YL, Lu KT
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most frequent inherited form of human mental retardation. It… Continue reading
Chronic Stress Induces Structural Alterations in Splenic Lymphoid Tissue That Are Associated With Changes in Corticosterone Levels in Wistar-Kyoto Rats.
Chronic stress induces structural alterations in splenic lymphoid tissue that are associated with changes in corticosterone levels in wistar-kyoto rats.
Biomed Res Int. 2013; 2013: 868742
Hernandez ME, Martinez-Mota L, Salinas C, Marquez-Velasco R, Hernandez-Chan NG, Morales-Montor J, Pérez-Tapia… Continue reading
NCK2 Is Significantly Associated With Opiates Addiction in African-Origin Men.
NCK2 Is Significantly Associated with Opiates Addiction in African-Origin Men.
ScientificWorldJournal. 2013; 2013: 748979
Liu Z, Guo X, Jiang Y, Zhang H
Substance dependence is a complex environmental and genetic disorder with significant social and medical concerns. Understanding the… Continue reading