Search for dissertations about: "on smoking cessation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 69 swedish dissertations containing the words on smoking 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 in Sweden - gender, pathways, and identity

   Author : Tove Sohlberg; Jan Blomqvist; Pekka Hakkarainen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Smoking; smoking cessation; Sweden; gender; pathways; identity; socio-demographic background; socio-economic factors; trajectories; factor analyses; interviews; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : Research on smoking has to a great deal been conducted within a public health or a medical context, or focused on policy making. Fewer studies have taken their point of departure in a social sciences context, and still fewer have analysed why individuals start and cease to smoke, and how and why smoking patterns on an aggregate level change over time and vary between different population groups. READ MORE

6. 4. Smoking and Breast Cancer

   Author : Jonas Manjer; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; triglycerides; Nottingham Prognostic Index; hormone receptor; socioeconomic; risk factor; smoking cessation; breast cancer; smoking; survival; Cytology; oncology; cancerology; Cytologi; onkologi; cancer;

   Abstract : Ex-smokers are exposed to a higher breast cancer risk than are never smokers. This conclusion is based on a follow-up of the 10 902 women in the Malmö Preventive Project. The 31% higher incidence in ex-smokers remained statistically significant when other risk factors were taken into account in the analysis. READ MORE

7. 5. Women, smoking and myocardial infarction

   Author : Ellis Janzon; Kardiovaskulär forskning - epidemiologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiology; Medicine human and vertebrates ; Smoking cessation; Smoking; risk; Prevention; Trends; Myocardial infarction; Women; epidemiologi; Folkhälsa; Public health; Medicin människa och djur ; Blood pressure; Women;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis has been to explore factors associated with smoking and smoking cessation in women and the relation between smoking and incidence of myocardial infarction (MI). The time trends in incidence of MI 1986-2002 in the city of Malmö (pop. 250.000) were explored. READ MORE