ArticleAllergy, asthma & immunology research2010
Effects of smoking cessation on airflow obstruction and quality of life in asthmatic smokers.
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- Smoking cessation for improving mental health.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Nutritional Interventions to Improve Asthma-Related Outcomes through Immunomodulation: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Psychosocial factors and behavioral medicine interventions in asthma.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2013Pooled it
- The effect of motivational lung age feedback on short-term quit rates in smokers seeking intensive group treatment: A randomized controlled pilot study.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2015Trial
- The Effect of Environmental Factors, Health Behaviors, and Psychosocial Aspects on Allergic Diseases in Korean Adolescents.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Association between smoking cessation and alterations in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1). A Follow-Up Study from a Greek Tobacco Cessation Clinic.Addiction & health · 2022Article
- Proteomic identification of moesin upon exposure to acrolein.Proteome science · 2018Article
- Clinical factors affecting quality of life of patients with asthma.Patient preference and adherence · 2016Article
- Physician-prescribed Asthma Treatment Regimen does not differ Between Smoking and Non-smoking Patients With Asthma in Seoul and Gyunggi province of Korea.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2015Article
- Impact of cigarette smoking on symptoms and quality of life of adults with asthma managed in public primary care clinics in Singapore: a questionnaire study.Primary care respiratory journal : journal of the General Practice Airways Group · 2012Article
- Improved patient outcome with smoking cessation: when is it too late?International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2011Review
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Abstract
purposeSmoking elicits airway inflammation and airflow obstruction in patients with asthma, even after smoking cessation. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of smoking cessation on lung function and quality of life (QOL) in asthmatic patients.
methodsThirty-two patients with asthma who were active smokers were recruited. After education on the effects of smoking on asthma, 22 patients continued to smoke, and 10 quit smoking. All patients were treated with inhaled fluticasone propionate (1 mg/day) for 3 months. We compared forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory flow between 25 and 75% FVC (FEF(25-75%)), and scores on a QOL questionnaire at baseline, 1, 2, and 3 months.
resultsQuitters showed a greater percent change in FEV1 (19.1±6.3 vs. 7.9±2.4%, P=0.024) and FEV1/FVC (6.5±4.14 vs. 3.5±1.5%, P=0.05) than smokers. Both quitters and smokers showed improved QOL scores after 1, 2, and 3 months of fluticasone treatment.
conclusionsPatients with asthma who quit smoking showed less airway obstruction, suggesting that smoking cessation is crucial in the management of asthma.
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