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The aim of the study was to examine the effects of a brief stage-matched smoking cessation intervention group compared with a control group (with usual care) in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients who smoked by ...
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Open AccessFactors contributing to the psychological well-being for Hong Kong Chinese children from low-income families: a qualitative study
Despite compelling evidence demonstrating the negative impact of poverty and income disparity on children’s psychological well-being, there has been a lack of qualitative information which addresses its contri...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of additional follow-up telephone counseling in a smoking cessation clinic in Bei**g and predictors of quitting among Chinese male smokers
No previous studies have investigated whether additional telephone follow-up counseling sessions after face-to-face counseling can increase quitting in China, and whether this strategy is feasible and effectiv...
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Open AccessHel** cancer patients quit smoking by increasing their risk perception: a study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial
Despite smoking cessation can largely improve cancer prognosis and quality of life, many patients continued smoking after the diagnosis of cancer. This study aims to test the effectiveness of a smoking cessati...
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Open AccessWill mothers of sick children help their husbands to stop smoking after receiving a brief intervention from nurses? Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial
Second-hand smoke is a severe health hazard for children. Clinical guidelines suggest that nurses advise smoking parents to quit when they accompany their sick children to paediatric settings, but the guidelin...
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The tobacco epidemic is growing rapidly in China while the development of smoking cessation intervention is still slow, even after its ratification of the Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) in 2005...
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Adherence to nicotine replacement therapy versus quitting smoking among Chinese smokers: a preliminary investigation
There are over 300 million Chinese smokers, but use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is rare. On the other hand, data on the factors associated with quitting and adherence to NRT use are scarce in the East.
