Comparing E-Cigarettes and traditional cigarettes in relation to myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MI Yacoub, A Aslanoğlu, F Khraim… - Biological Research …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) as a perceived safer alternative to
traditional cigarettes has grown rapidly. However, the cardiovascular risks associated with e …

[PDF][PDF] Tobacco use and health hazards: A literature review for smoking cessation

DA Abujaber, RA Elshatarat, MS Al-Za'areer… - Afr J Biol …, 2024 - researchgate.net
Background: Smoking remains a leading global health issue, contributing to millions of
preventable deaths each year and imposing substantial economic and healthcare burdens …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of gamification on the self-efficacy and motivation to quit of smokers: observational study of two gamified smoking cessation mobile apps

NB Rajani, N Mastellos, FT Filippidis - JMIR Serious Games, 2021 - games.jmir.org
Background: The proportion of smokers making quit attempts and the proportion of smokers
successfully quitting have been decreasing over the past few years. Previous studies have …

“I'm bored and I'm stressed”: A qualitative study of exclusive smokers, ENDS users, and transitioning smokers or ENDS users in the time of COVID-19

L Popova, K Henderson, N Kute… - Nicotine and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background To better understand the various influences of COVID-19 on tobacco use, we
examined three different tobacco user groups using qualitative methods. Methods Ten …

[HTML][HTML] Self-efficacy and motivation to quit of smokers seeking to quit: quantitative assessment of smoking cessation mobile apps

NB Rajani, N Mastellos, FT Filippidis - JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2021 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background Decreasing trends in the number of individuals accessing face-to-face support
are leaving a significant gap in the treatment options for smokers seeking to quit. Face-to …

Associations between perceived self‐efficacy and oral health behaviours in adolescents

S Dolatabadi, B Bohlouli, M Amin - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Self‐efficacy is a strong health predictor as it affects patients' certainty about their
ability to perform recommended behaviours to improve their health. The aim of this study …

Evaluation of a social media campaign designed to increase awareness of thirdhand smoke among California adults

RA Record, LH Greiner, H Wipfli, J Strickland… - Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Despite a growing body of research outlining the harms of thirdhand smoke (THS), the
public remains generally unaware of risks and exposure routes. This project built on past …

Factors associated with baseline smoking self-efficacy among male Qatari residents enrolled in a quit smoking study

M Al Thani, V Leventakou, A Sofroniou, HI Butt… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Smoking self-efficacy, described as confidence in one's ability to abstain from smoking in
high-risk situations is a key predictor in cessation outcomes; however, there is a dearth of …

Pain status as a predictor of smoking cessation initiation, lapse, and relapse

JW Ditre, BW Heckman, LR LaRowe… - Nicotine and Tobacco …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Pain and cigarette smoking are highly prevalent and frequently co-occurring
conditions that interact in the manner of a positive feedback loop. Despite initial evidence …

Impact of self-efficacy on daily intention to not smoke

SD Wang, P Loftus, RD Pang, MG Kirkpatrick - Addictive Behaviors, 2021 - Elsevier
Background To improve cessation interventions, it is necessary to understand the factors
associated with daily motivation to not smoke. One hypothesized factor is self-efficacy; …