Quitting Patterns and Predictors of Success Among Participants in a Tobacco Cessation Program Provided by Pharmacists in New Mexico

Shen, Xian; Bachyrycz, Amy; Anderson, Joe R.; Tinker, Dale; Raisch, Dennis W.

doi:10.18553/jmcp.2014.20.6.579

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“…These rates are similar to those of other pharmacist led smoking cessation programs conducted elsewhere [11,13,45,46]. Furthermore, the smoking cessation rates obtained in this study were higher than those obtained in smoking cessation programs headed or facilitated by other healthcare professionals including physicians [47,48].…”

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Effectiveness of a Pharmacist-Delivered Smoking Cessation Program in the State of Qatar: A Randomized Controlled Trial

et al. 2017

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Background: Cigarette smoking is one of the major preventable causes of death and diseases in Qatar. The study objective was to test the effect of a structured smoking cessation program delivered by trained pharmacists on smoking cessation rates in Qatar. Methods: A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted in eight ambulatory pharmacies in Qatar. Eligible participants were smokers 18 years and older who smoked one or more cigarettes daily for 7 days, were motivated to quit, able to communicate in Arabic or English, and attend the program sessions. Intervention group participants met with the pharmacists four times at 2 to 4 week intervals. Participants in the control group received unstructured brief smoking cessation counseling. The primary study outcome was self-reported continuous abstinence at 12 months. Analysis was made utilizing data from only those who responded and also using intent-to-treat principle. A multinomial logistic regression model was fitted to assess the predictors of smoking at 12 months. Analysis was conducted using IBM-SPSS® version 23 and STATA® version 12. Results: A total of 314 smokers were randomized into two groups: intervention (n = 167) and control (n = 147). Smoking cessation rates were higher in the intervention group at 12 months; however this difference was not statistically significant (23.9% vs. 16.9% p = 0.257). Similar results were observed but with smaller differences in the intent to treat analysis (12.6% vs. 9.5%, p = 0.391). Nevertheless, the daily number of cigarettes smoked for those who relapsed was significantly lower (by 4.7 and 5.6 cigarettes at 3 and 6 months respectively) in the intervention group as compared to the control group (p = 0.041 and p = 0.018 respectively). At 12 months, the difference was 3. 2 cigarettes in favor of the intervention group but was not statistically significant (p = 0.246). Years of smoking and daily number of cigarettes were the only predictors of smoking as opposed to quitting at 12 months (p = 0.005; p = 0.027 respectively).

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Effectiveness of a Pharmacist-Delivered Smoking Cessation Program in the State of Qatar: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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“…Existing studies on pharmacists in tobacco control research have focused on their role in providing tobacco cessation services largely ignoring their possible roles in promoting policy. 20 , 21 Pharmacists’ knowledge of tobacco and their attitudes towards smoke-free policies may influence their role as advocates for smoke-free policies within their communities. However, literature is sparse on the knowledge of health-related effects of tobacco and the attitudes towards smoke-free policies among pharmacists in Nigeria.…”

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confidence: 99%

Tobacco related knowledge and support for smoke-free policies among community pharmacists in Lagos state, Nigeria

Poluyi¹,

Odukoya²,

Aina³

et al. 2015

Pharm Pract (Granada)

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*Background: There are no safe levels of exposure to second hand smoke and smoke-free policies are effective in reducing the burden of tobacco-related diseases and death. Pharmacists, as a unique group of health professionals, might be able to play a role in the promotion of smoke-free policies. Objective: To determine the tobacco-related knowledge of community pharmacists and assess their support for smoke-free policies in Lagos state, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study design using both quantitative and qualitative methods was employed. Two hundred and twelve randomly selected community pharmacists were surveyed using a pre-tested selfadministered questionnaire. In addition, one focus group discussion was conducted with ten members of the Lagos state branch of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria. Results: The quantitative survey revealed that the majority (72.1%) of the respondents were aged between 20 and 40 years, predominantly male (60.8%), Yoruba (50.2%) or Igbo (40.3%) ethnicity and had been practicing pharmacy for ten years or less (72.2%). A majority (90.1%) of respondents were aware that tobacco is harmful to health. Slightly less (75.8%) were aware that second hand smoke is harmful to health. Among the listed diseases, pharmacists responded that lung (84.4%) and esophageal (68.9%) cancers were the most common diseases associated with tobacco use. Less than half of those surveyed associated tobacco use with heart disease (46.9%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (27.8%), bladder cancer (47.2%), peripheral vascular disease (35.8%) and sudden death (31.1%). Only 51.9% had heard of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). A little over half of the respondents (53.8%) were aware of any law in Nigeria controlling tobacco use. The majority of respondents supported a ban on smoking in homes (83.5%), in public places (79.2%), and in restaurants, nightclubs and bars (73.6%). For every additional client attended to daily, knowledge scores increased by 0.022 points. Current smokers were 1.3 times less likely to support smoke-free policies compared with non-smokers. reinforced the fact that the pharmacists were in support of smoke-free policies particularly in homes and public places. It also demonstrated that most of them were aware of the health risks associated with tobacco use and second hand smoke however some misconceptions seemed to exist. Conclusion: The pharmacists surveyed expressed support of smoke-free policies and most of them were aware of the health risks associated with tobacco use. However, awareness of WHO FCTC and country-level tobacco legislation was low. Current smokers were less likely to support smoke-free policies. Community pharmacists should therefore be considered worth engaging for the promotion of smoke-free policies. Efforts should also be made to educate pharmacists about country level smoke-free laws.

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“… 34 Smoking cessation rates in patients who receive counseling by a pharmacist are similar to those in patients receiving counseling from other HCPs. 35 Even brief pharmacist-led counseling sessions are associated with long periods of continuous abstinence. 36 …”

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confidence: 99%

Emerging role of pharmacists in managing patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Hudd

2020

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

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Quitting Patterns and Predictors of Success Among Participants in a Tobacco Cessation Program Provided by Pharmacists in New Mexico

Cited by 27 publications

References 29 publications

Effectiveness of a Pharmacist-Delivered Smoking Cessation Program in the State of Qatar: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of a Pharmacist-Delivered Smoking Cessation Program in the State of Qatar: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Tobacco related knowledge and support for smoke-free policies among community pharmacists in Lagos state, Nigeria

Emerging role of pharmacists in managing patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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