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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/938.html
November 01, 2024 - Study Finds Association Between Smoking and Chronic Pain Although smokers represent just 16 percent of … analysis of data from AHRQ’s Medical Expenditure Panel Survey published in Journal of Pain , found that smokers
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/womenh-slides.html
March 01, 2020 - , by sex, 2002-2012
Image: Graph shows adult current smokers with a checkup in the last 12 months … Overall Rate: In 2012, the percentage of adult current smokers with a checkup in the last 12 months … Groups With Disparities:
In 7 of 11 years, female adult current smokers with a checkup were more … likely to receive advice to quit smoking compared with male adult current smokers. … smoking compared with male adult current smokers (63.2%).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-2014
June 23, 2014 - Consuming 100 or more cigarettes is commonly used in epidemiologic literature to define an “ever-smoker … for harm before screening for AAA rather than routinely offering screening to all male never-smokers … but increased to 2.0% for current smokers. 9 A meta-analysis of individual-patient data found that … However, the prevalence of AAA in male and female smokers does not seem to have declined. … In response to the comments received, the USPSTF clarified the definition of an “ever-smoker.”
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/midwest.html
March 01, 2021 - percent are considered obese, 38.1 percent have high cholesterol levels, and 20.5 percent are current smokers … partnerships with community pharmacists to enhance team-based blood pressure care, and connecting documented smokers
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan88/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions-september-2015
February 18, 2014 - is the efficacy and safety of electronic cigarettes as an aid for smoking cessation in current adult smokers … through a hookah or waterpipe
Population
Adults (age ≥18 years) who are current smokers
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/nutrtp6.pdf
May 01, 2013 - Flavonoid intake and risk of pancreatic cancer in male
smokers (Finland). … Toenail selenium concentration and lung cancer in
male smokers (Finland). … Flavonol and flavone intake and the risk of cancer in
male smokers (Finland). … Fish, vitamin D, and flavonoids in relation to renal cell
cancer among smokers. … Serum alpha-tocopherol and subsequent risk of lung
cancer among male smokers.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Ym2epesCwZWNPaaMr78Shp
August 01, 2014 - For the purposes of this recommendation, an “ever-
smoker” is a person who has smoked at least 100 cigarettes … Status
Smoking 100 or more cigarettes is commonly used in
epidemiologic literature to define an “ever-smoker … but increased
to 2.0% for current smokers (9). … However, prevalence in male and female smokers does not
seem to have declined. … In response to the com-
ments received, the USPSTF clarified the definition of an
“ever-smoker.”
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/14_substance_abuse_potential_high_impact_2012-12-11.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Interactive Text Messaging Program (Text2Quit) for Smoking Cessation
Key Facts: Although many smokers … It is a novel, interactive, text-
messaging platform that is intended to improve the success of smokers … , DC) is a novel, interactive, text-
messaging platform that is intended to improve the success of smokers … June 2011.
2
In results of a 4-week
pilot test of the intervention with 23 participants who were smokers … Voxiva launches Text2Quit to help
smokers quit with the help of their mobile phone.
[internet].
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary14/lung-cancer-screening
March 09, 2021 - LDCT screening with increasing intervals compared with no screening for high-risk current and former smokers … NLST and NELSON results are generally applicable to high-risk current and former smokers aged 50 to 74 … years, but participants were younger, more highly educated, less likely to be current smokers than the … Emphysema progression is visually detectable in low-dose CT in continuous but not in former smokers. … Annual or biennial CT screening versus observation in heavy smokers: 5-year results of the MILD trial
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/hunt_panel_3.pdf
January 01, 2010 - least access to health care resources
o Breathing Room— 18-‐ to 29-‐year-‐old African-‐American smokers
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-midwest.pdf
November 01, 2017 - percent are considered obese, 38.1
percent have high cholesterol levels, and 20.5 percent are current smokers … with community pharmacists to enhance team-based
blood pressure care, and connecting documented
smokers
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions-2009
April 15, 2009 - and pharmacotherapy delivered in primary care settings, are effective in increasing the proportion of smokers … cessation counseling sessions, augmented with messages and self-help materials tailored for pregnant smokers … total counseling contact time. 1 Helpful components of counseling include problem-solving guidance for smokers
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sdm/share-approach/share-communicating-numbers.pdf
October 01, 2024 - example, say, “Three out of 1,000 nonsmokers may have a stroke in
their lifetime, and 6 out of 1,000 smokers … This wording is
easier to understand than “smokers have 2 times the risk of having a stroke in their
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-study/lung-cancer-screening
March 09, 2021 - They also found that the lung cancer risk for current smokers with 20 to 29 pack-years is comparable … with that of former smokers eligible for screening based on the 2013 USPSTF–recommended criteria. … Lung cancer risk and demographic characteristics of current 20-29 pack-year smokers: implications for … Evaluation of USPSTF lung cancer screening guidelines among African American adult smokers. … Variations in lung cancer risk among smokers.
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Illnesses
These services should be offered to patients regardless of COPD status:
All current smokers
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapf.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Q:0.00072
From Page 10
Q:0.00464538
Q:0.0453
Gate393
Not COPD
Event677
Pt is a smoker but … Event670
Elderly, diabetic, and
smoker
Event671
SSI if bug gets to SS
Event647
Elderly, … diabetic, and
non-smoker
Event649
SSI if bug gets to SS
Gate384
Not diabetic
Q:0.005356 Q … Event456
Pt is a smoker and has
COPD
Gate299
SSI risk for smoker pt
Gate307
SSI if bug gets … Q:0.00095172 Q:0.00122276
Gate389
Non-smoker
Event672
Elderly, not diabetic, and
smoker
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T2b-SBAR_LRI_Final.pdf
June 01, 2014 - Yes The resident has COPD
¨ No ¨ Yes The resident has diabetes
¨ No ¨ Yes The resident is a current smoker … ¨ No ¨ Yes The resident is a former smoker
¨ No ¨ Yes Resident uses nebulizer/inhaler
¨ No ¨ Yes
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November 01, 2004 - increases the risk for bladder cancer;
about 50% of all cases of bladder cancer occur
in current or former smokers … Smokers should
be counseled on quitting smoking.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan102/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
May 15, 2014 - impact of targeted preventive services in this population (e.g., false reassurance for screen-negative smokers … hospitalization); adverse events reported by ≥5% of the study population; false reassurance for screen-negative smokers
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/hunt_panel_1.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Evidence-‐based treatments can
double or even
triple success rates, but only a small percentage
of smokers