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Treatment Outcomes Of A Tailored Smoking Cessation Programme For Individuals Accessing Addiction Treatment Services, Milan Khara, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Treatment Outcomes Of A Tailored Smoking Cessation Programme For Individuals Accessing Addiction Treatment Services, Milan Khara, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Nursing Presentations
Background: Individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) have disproportionately higher smoking prevalence and tobacco-related mortality than the general population. This high prevalence of smoking warrants a need for targeted tobacco treatment efforts.
Objectives: To examine smoking cessation outcomes and predictors of successful smoking cessation among individuals with SUD accessing a tobacco dependence clinic (TDC) within Addiction Services.
Methods: Based on clinical guidelines, participants of the TDC received behavioural therapy combined with tailored pharmacotherapy for tobacco treatment (at no cost). A retrospective chart review from 678 participants enrolled in the TDC between Sept 2007 and Dec 2011 was analyzed. 7-day point-prevalence …
Special Ops: Vulnerable Populations And Tobacco Treatment, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Audrey Darville
Special Ops: Vulnerable Populations And Tobacco Treatment, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Audrey Darville
Nursing Presentations
- Reasons for Smoking among individuals with co-morbid substance use (SUD)and/or psychiatric disorders (PD)
- Smoking cessation treatment for individuals with co-morbid substance use (SUD) and/or psychiatric disorders (PD)
- Smoking among the Homeless population
Outcomes Of An Intensive Smoking Cessation Program For Individuals With Substance Use Disorders, Milan Khara, Lindsay Killam, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Outcomes Of An Intensive Smoking Cessation Program For Individuals With Substance Use Disorders, Milan Khara, Lindsay Killam, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Nursing Presentations
BACKGROUND: Individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) are disproportionately affected by tobacco use morbidity and mortality. Yet, with adequate intervention, such individuals can be successful in their smoking cessation efforts. The Tobacco Dependence Clinic (TDC) provides tobacco dependence treatment using combined behavioural counseling and pharmacotherapy for clients through the Mental Health and Addiction Services of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, British Columbia, Canada.
OBJECTIVES: To a) provide smoking cessation outcomes of participants accessing the TDC b) examine predictors of program completion and smoking cessation of participants of the TDC.
METHODS: Participants of the TDC receive a structured 8 week group …
Smoking Cessation Outcomes Among Individuals With Substance Use And/Or Psychiatric Disorders, Milan Khara, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Smoking Cessation Outcomes Among Individuals With Substance Use And/Or Psychiatric Disorders, Milan Khara, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Nursing Faculty Publications
Objectives: The population of individuals with substance use (SUD) and/or psychiatric disorders (PD) has a high prevalence of smoking and a consequent increase in tobacco-related morbidity and mortality when compared to the general population. The aim of this study is to examine the outcomes of a program in a real-life setting which takes a tailored approach to smoking cessation among individuals with SUD and/or PD.
Methods: A retrospective chart review of tailored tobacco dependence treatment was performed on individuals with histories of SUD and/or PD attending a Tobacco Dependence Clinic (TDC) program in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Participants of the …
Outcomes Of A Tailored Tobacco Treatment Approach For Individuals With Substance Use Disorders And/Or Psychiatric Disorders, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Milan Khara
Outcomes Of A Tailored Tobacco Treatment Approach For Individuals With Substance Use Disorders And/Or Psychiatric Disorders, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Milan Khara
Nursing Presentations
Summary of Key Findings
- Smoking abstinence at end of program:
- Intent to treat analysis: 31% (167/540)
- Among program completers: 41% (167/406)
- Significant predictors of abstinence:
- Having a history of an anxiety disorder is predictive of being less likely to quit smoking when compared to having no history of a psychiatric disorder.
- Having a lower CO level at program enrolment was a significant predictor of being more likely to quit.
- Attending the TDC program for a longer duration was a significant predictor of being more likely to quit.