title: Nursing research and treatment of tobacco dependence: state of the science.
abstract: Tobacco use is considered to be the single most preventable cause of premature morbidity and mortality among men and women. It is well documented that tobacco cessation reduces the burden of disease significantly and is cost effective. Efficacious therapy for tobacco dependence exists, and nurses have been shown to be effective tobacco cessation interventionists. Given the large number of nurses in the United States, nurses can influence national health objectives of reduced tobacco use significantly and help to decrease the number of adults at risk for tobacco-attributable disease and death. The objectives of this presentation are to (a) describe the scientific evidence for tobacco cessation interventions, based on the U.S. clinical practice guideline Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence; (b) present the meta-analytic findings of the efficacy of nursing interventions for smoking cessation; (c) discuss barriers to nursing research and tobacco interventions; and (d) provide future directions for nursing intervention research.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Room 432, Cunz Hall, 1841 Millikin Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. wewers.1@osu.edu
authors.forename: Mary Ellen
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Wewers
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sarna
authors.forename: Virginia Hill
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Rice
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D024802:Nurse's Role; D048108:Nursing Informatics / Q000458:organization & administration; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology