Evaluation of an individually tailored smoking-cessation intervention for patients with rheumatoid arthritis in an outpatient clinic.

M-L KarlssonK Hertzberg-NyquistSaedis Saevarsdottir Ingrid E Lundberg Henrik Lindman Susanne Pettersson Katerina Chatzidionysiou

Published in: Scandinavian journal of rheumatology (2023)

A smoking-cessation intervention including behavioural change support with or without pharmacotherapy can be helpful for a substantial number of RA patients. Anxiety is associated with lower smoking-cessation success rates.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
replacement therapy
randomized controlled trial
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
rheumatoid arthritis
peritoneal dialysis
primary care
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
depressive symptoms
systemic lupus erythematosus