Though smoking increases the risk for severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and can reduce the effectiveness of RA treatment, rheumatologists rarely provide smoking-cessation counseling with their patients, according to a new paper co-authored by UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research Dr. Megan Piper. The paper, published in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, looked at whether or not …
New research published in the journal Psychological Assessment may help researchers develop interventions to ease withdrawal in the moments smokers are experiencing them. People trying to quit smoking may feel they are on an emotional rollercoaster as they go through withdrawal, encounter stressful events, and deal with cravings to smoke. While peaks of agitation on that coaster …
A primary-care outpatient clinic in Wisconsin has begun testing an innovative system that allows clinicians to electronically refer smokers to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line. The Gundersen Health System Clinic in Whitehall, Wisconsin is the first to use the system, featuring a “closed loop” of communication between the Quit Line and clinic staff via electronic health records (EHR). …