Journal article
Smoking cessation strategies for patients with asthma: Improving patient outcomes
JL Perret, B Bonevski, CF McDonald, MJ Abramson
Journal of Asthma and Allergy | DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD | Published : 2016
DOI: 10.2147/JAA.S85615
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Abstract
Smoking is common in adults with asthma, yet a paucity of literature exists on smoking cessation strategies specifically targeting this subgroup. Adverse respiratory effects from personal smoking include worse asthma control and a predisposition to lower lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Some data suggest that individuals with asthma are more likely than their non-asthmatic peers to smoke regularly at an earlier age. While quit attempts can be more frequent in smokers with asthma, they are also of shorter duration than in non-asthmatics. Considering these asthma-specific characteristics is important in order to individualize smoking cessation strategies. In particular,..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Christine F McDonald is on Advisory Boards for Novartis, Astra Zeneca and GlaxoSmithKline, has received speaker fees from Astra Zeneca and GlaxoSmithKline, and conference assistance from Boehringer Ingelheim. Michael J Abramson has received a consultancy from AstraZeneca, conference support from Boehringer-Ingelheim and Sanofi, and together with Billie Bonevski, received investigator initiated grants from Pfizer and Boehringer-Ingelheim. Billie Bonevski is supported by career development fellowships from the National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC 1063206) and Gladys M Brawn. Jennifer L Perret is supported by a post-doctoral fellowship from the Center for Air quality and health Research evaluation (CAR) which is funded by the NHMRC, and reports no competing financial interests.