Abstract
This article reviews the evidence for effective smoking cessation interventions in hospitalized cardiac and pulmonary patients. Research evidence from 1992 through June 2002 was located through searches of CINAHL (169 manuscripts), Medline (227 manuscripts), PsycINFO (123 manuscripts), the Cochrane Library, and AHCPR Clinical Practice Guidelines. Seventy-one studies were critiqued for this review. The results of the searches indicated that cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence exponentially increase risk factors for cardiac and pulmonary diseases. Stages of smoking behavior change and readiness to quit were identified as major components in the process of smoking cessation. Factors predicting success and change activities include: higher education, level of craving or nicotine dependence, and social support by work or family/friends. Risk factors for relapse include: work environment/stress and other smokers in the home or workplace. Hospitalized patients were shown to be in a "window of opportunity" for assisting the behavior change process of smoking cessation due to increased health motivation.
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