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A M Etienne

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PubMed2006

[Stop smoking help: keys to long term success].

This review deals with the pharmacological and psychological means to help in smoking cessation and compares the efficacy of the different methods. Pharmacological support results in a smoking cessation rate reaching at best 20-25%. The efficacy of behavioural and cognitive therapy have been much less validated so far. Multidisciplinary specialized centres for helping smokers have been raised under the care of FARES in the French Community of Belgium.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy↗
PubMed2005

[Stop smoking help: a need].

Today the smoker carries a risk of mortality 70% higher compared to the nonsmoker. In Belgium active smoking is indisputably the most important cause of avoidable death. In 2004 it appears that 27% of the belgian population was smoking. This review describes the comorbidity associated with active tobacco consumption and defines the concepts of dependence and smoking cessation. It also identifies the three factors which determine the success of smoking cessation, i.e. the degree of nicotinic dependence, the presence of anxio-depressive disorders and the importance of the motivation to the stop.

Belgium↗
PubMed2001

[Sense of coherence and commitment to a cardiac rehabilitation program after a myocardial infarction: preliminary results].

This study investigate the impact of the sense of coherence or SOC (1) on the commitment to health behaviors, as the participation in a revalidation program (physical training) after a first myocardial infarction. Fifteen subjects have been assessed three times after their myocardial infarction. The data indicate a possible effect of the sense of coherence which is higher among participants in comparison with subjects who refused to be involved in the program.

Adult↗