Adherence to nicotine replacement therapy among pregnant smokers

Adherence to and Consumption of Nicotine Replacement Therapy and the Relationship With Abstinence Within a Smoking Cessation Trial in Primary Care

“…For example, adherence has often been measured using retrospective self-report which may also be collected infrequently (Alterman, et al, 1999;Cooper et al, 2004;Okuyemi, et al, 2010;Stein, et al, 2006). Second, many previous studies have assessed adherence among particular subgroups of the population (Fish et al, 2009;Stein, et al, 2006;Wiggers, et al, 2006). We provide data on a population quitting smoking in primary care, where most cessation treatment is provided.…”

Development of the PROMIS(R) Positive Emotional and Sensory Expectancies of Smoking Item Banks

“…Based on their response to number of days smoked in past 30 days, those participants indicating smoking 28-30 days of the past 30 days were classified as daily smokers; respondents smoking less than 28 days of the past 30 days were classified as nondaily smokers. Similar grouping have been used previously (see Fish et al, 2009;Shiffman, Kirchner, Ferguson, & Scharf, 2009), although alternative definitions of smoker type are possible. Sample recruitment was targeted to reflect the demographic composition of U.S. adult smokers in terms of gender, race/ethnicity, and age.…”

Understanding Pregnant Smokers’ Adherence to Nicotine Replacement Therapy During a Quit Attempt: A Qualitative Study

“…Survey data suggests unpleasant side effects, individuals wanting to test their ability to quit without using NRT and a belief that NRT is not working influences medication use during pregnancy 5 . There is also evidence that both non pregnant 6 and pregnant smokers 7,8 believe using NRT is harmful to health and reduce their use of NRT accordingly.…”