Search Results - "Wewers, M. E."

Treatment adherence in a lay health adviser intervention to treat tobacco dependence by Hood, N. E., Ferketich, A. K., Paskett, E. D., Wewers, M. E.

“…Lay health advisers (LHAs) are increasingly used to deliver tobacco dependence treatment, especially with low-socioeconomic status (SES) populations. More…”
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A growing geographic disparity: Rural and urban cigarette smoking trends in the United States by Doogan, N.J, Roberts, M.E, Wewers, M.E, Stanton, C.A, Keith, D.R, Gaalema, D.E, Kurti, A.N, Redner, R, Cepeda-Benito, A, Bunn, J.Y, Lopez, A.A, Higgins, S.T

“…Abstract Rural areas of the United States have a higher smoking prevalence than urban areas. However, no recent studies have rigorously examined potential…”
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Naltrexone administration affects ad libitum smoking behavior by WEWERS, M. E, DHATT, R, TEJWANI, G. A

“…Endogenous opioid peptides have been implicated in the reinforcement of smoking and opioid antagonists have been examined to determine their role in smoking…”
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Regional Rural‐Urban Differences in E‐Cigarette Use and Reasons for Use in the United States by Mumford, Elizabeth A., Stillman, Frances A., Tanenbaum, Erin, Doogan, Nathan J., Roberts, M. E., Wewers, M. E., Chelluri, Devi

“…Purpose To determine whether there are rural/urban differences in e‐cigarette use and reasons for use that vary across the 10 Health & Human Services (HHS)…”
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Tobacco interventions by oncology nurses in clinical practice : Report from a national survey by SARNA, L. P, BROWN, J. K, LILLINGTON, L, ROSE, M, WEWERS, M. E, BRECHT, M.-L

“…Tobacco use is an important risk factor in cancer, cancer recurrence, and increased treatment morbidity, but limited information is available about…”
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The effect of chronic administration of nicotine on antinociception, opioid receptor binding and met-enkelphalin levels in rats by Wewers, Mary Ellen, Dhatt, Ravinder K, Snively, Therese A, Tejwani, Gopi A

“…The effect of chronic nicotine administration on (1) antinociception; (2) opioid receptor binding; and (3) met-enkelphalin levels in discrete brain regions in…”
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Tobacco policy in American prisons, 2007 by Kauffman, R M, Ferketich, A K, Wewers, M E

“…Objective:To examine current tobacco policy in US prisons and explore changes in prison tobacco policies over time.Data source:Telephone survey of the 52 US…”
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Are Health care Providers Still Smoking? Data From the 2003 and 2006/2007 Tobacco Use Supplement-Current Population Surveys by Sarna, Linda, Bialous, Stella Aguinaga, Sinha, Karabi, Yang, Qing, Wewers, Mary Ellen

“…Smoking by health care professionals poses a barrier to interventions with patients. This study reports smoking status changes among health care professionals…”
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Cigarette and waterpipe smoking associated knowledge and behaviour among medical students in Lebanon by Jradi, H, Wewers, M E, Pirie, P R, Binkley, P F, Ferketich, K

“…As future physicians capable of controlling tobacco dependence in the population, medical students are considered a main target for tobacco control…”
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An acculturation scale for Southeast Asians by ANDERSON, J, MOESCHBERGER, M, CHEN, M. S, KUNN, P, WEWERS, M. E, GUTHRIE, R

“…This article reports the development of an acculturation scale for Southeast Asian immigrants. From factor analyses of responses on 13 items obtained from…”
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Cigarette smoking in HIV infection induces a suppressive inflammatory environment in the lung by WEWERS, M. D, DIAZ, P. T, WEWERS, M. E, LOWE, M. P, NAGARAJA, H. N, CLANTON, T. L

“…Lung lymphocyte numbers are frequently increased in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals in the absence of lung infection, and may play a…”
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A nurse-delivered smoking cessation intervention among hospitalized postoperative patients--influence of a smoking-related diagnosis: a pilot study by Wewers, M E, Bowen, J M, Stanislaw, A E, Desimone, V B

“…To examine the effect of a nurse-delivered smoking cessation intervention on short-term smoking abstinence among hospitalized postoperative patients…”
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Gender differences in tobacco use by Grunberg, N E, Winders, S E, Wewers, M E

“…Gender differences in overall tobacco use clearly exist. In general, men are more likely to use tobacco products than are women. However, this simple…”
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Misclassification of smoking status among Southeast Asian adult immigrants by Wewers, M E, Dhatt, R K, Moeschberger, M L, Guthrie, R M, Kuun, P, Chen, M S

“…A total of 1,403 Southeast Asian adult immigrant males (n = 783) and females (n = 620) from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam who currently resided in Central Ohio…”
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Research priorities in respiratory nursing by Wewers, M E, Brooks-Brunn, J A, Hoffman, L, Janson, S, Kline-Leidy, N, Klijaowicz, A, Larson, J, Turner, J

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Factors associated with nicotine dependence among African American women cigarette smokers by Ahijevych, K, Wewers, M E

“…Cigarette smoking contributes to disproportionate morbidity and mortality among African Americans. Purposes of the study were to describe smoking behavior and…”
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Cotinine levels in Southeast Asian smokers by Wewers, Mary Ellen, Ahijevych, Karen L., Dhatt, Ravinder K., Guthrie, Robert M., Kuun, Patty, Mitchell, Lynn, Moeschberger, Melvin L., Chen, Moon S.

“…Understanding the contribution of race to factors associated with cigarette smoking and nicotine metabolism is essential for the characterization of patterns…”
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The effectiveness of a nurse-managed minimal smoking-cessation intervention among hospitalized patients with cancer by Griebel, B, Wewers, M E, Baker, C A

“…To determine the effectiveness of a nurse-managed minimal smoking-cessation intervention among hospitalized patients with cancer. Prospective, two-group,…”
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A smoking cessation intervention with hospitalized surgical cancer patients: a pilot study by Stanislaw, A E, Wewers, M E

“…The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the effect of a structured smoking cessation intervention during hospitalization on short-term smoking…”
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Tobacco-control attitudes, advocacy, and smoking behaviors of oncology nurses by Sarna, L, Brown, J K, Lillington, L, Wewers, M E, Brecht, M L

“…To describe oncology nurses' attitudes, smoking behaviors, and involvement in tobacco-control policy and legislation. Descriptive, cross-sectional survey…”
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