Search for dissertations about: "Cessation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 203 swedish dissertations containing the word Cessation.

2. 1. Smoking Cessation : Treatment Intensity and Outcome in Randomized Clinical Trials

   Author : Eva Nohlert; Ásgeir R Helgason; Åke Tegelberg; Per Tillgren; John Öhrvik; Gunilla Bolinder; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : RCT; cost-effectiveness; dental setting; quitline; long-term follow-up; proactive; reactive; tobacco; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : The primary aim was to compare the effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions of different intensities in a clinical dental and a telephone setting in Sweden.Methods: A total of 300 smokers were randomized to High or Low Intensity Treatment (HIT or LIT) at the Public Dental Service, County Council of Västmanland. READ MORE

4. 2. Smoking cessation during pregnancy : a person-centred approach among disadvantaged women in South Africa

   Author : Zainonisa Petersen; Maria Emmelin; Krisela Steyn; Maria Nilsson; Mimi Nichter; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Stage of change theory; smoking; cessation interventions; peer counsellor; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; folkhälsa; Public health;

   Abstract : Smoking remains a leading cause of premature, preventable death in South Africa killing 44 000 South Africans each year. Through the introduction of comprehensive tobacco control policies, the South African government has tried to reduce the death toll and a significant reduction in tobacco use has been recorded since its peak in the 1990’s. READ MORE

5. 3. Smoking cessation during pregnancy

   Author : Rune Lindqvist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Attitude; carbon monoxide; cotinine; locus of control; midwifery; pamphlets; pregnancy; prenatal care; smoking; smoking cessation;

   Abstract : Smoking habits, attitudes to smoking, and sources of information were monitored at three antenatal clinics (ANC) in suburban Stockholm, Sweden, during 1987-88. A questionnaire was mailed to pregnant women and their partners in a pre-intervention study. Of 582 women enlisted at the ANCs, 433 (74%) were included. READ MORE

6. 4. Communication in Smoking Cessation and Self-management : a study at Nurse-led COPD-clinics in Primary Health Care

   Author : Eva Österlund Efraimsson; Högskolan Dalarna; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Client Language Assessment in Motivational Interviewing; Communication; Consulting Map; Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity; Nurse-led clinics; Patient education; Primary health care; Quality of life; Self-management; Smoking cessation.; Interaktion mellan patient och sjuksköterska på KOL-sjuksköterskemottagning i primärvård.; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT The general aim of this thesis was to investigate behavioral change communication at nurse-led chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) clinics in primary health care, focusing on communication in self-management and smoking cessation for patients with COPD. Designs: Observational, prospective observational and experimental designs were used. READ MORE

7. 5. Smoking cessation and health promotion around pregnancy

   Author : Lena Lendahls; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiology; Folkhälsa; epidemiologi; Public health; health providers.; health counselling; intervention; smoking cessation; cotinine; risk factors; Pregnancy; smoking habits;

   Abstract : A smoking cessation program targeting pregnant women and their partners was monitored during 17 years and subjected to several substudies. All women in Blekinge, who gave birth in the months of September during the period 1984 to 2000, were asked to fill out a questionnaire, anonymously, about their smoking habits before and during pregnancy. READ MORE