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Chapter 4 Smoking Cessation Interventions in Chronic Illness CONTENTS Smoking Behavior Theoretical Foundations Outcome Measures Research Findings Cornorhid Conditium Pertinent Variables Discussion of Findings Directions for Future Research The health consequences of tobacco abuse are well documented; cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for bth coronary artery disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and represents the major cause of cancer deaths in the United States (US. Department of Health and Human Services, 1989). Tobacco use has been described as the single most preventable cause of premature morbidity and mortality. Although the majority of tobacco cessa- tion research has been focused on prevention and cessation among smokers prior to diseasc. clinicians and researchers have begun to recognize that ces- sation interventions with ill populations of smokers have merit (Ernmons & Goldstein, 1902). Among smokers with various wrnorbid conditions, the benefits of cessation include, to name a few, a reduced risk for (a) recurrence RESMRCH ON NURSING PRACTICE of acute myocardial infarction (U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser- vices, 1990a), (b) incidence of a second primary malignant tumor after diag- nosis with small cell lung cancer (Richardson et a]., 19931, (c) decline in pul- monary function among emphysematous patients
Annual Review of Nursing Research – Springer Publishing
Published: Jan 1, 1996
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