ReviewSaudi medical journal2019
Factors associated with smoking cessation and smoking cessation interventions in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
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21 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Smoking Abstinence Self-Efficacy, Decisional Balance, and Quitting Desire Among Adult Smokers in Saudi Arabia: Gender-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Prevalence and predictors of tobacco use among Saudi adolescents: the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2022.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Sociodemographic, health-related, and external determinants of quit attempts among adult tobacco users: A cross-sectional study using a nationally representative sample in Oman.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2025Article
- Secondhand smoke exposure among adolescents in the gulf cooperation council countries: analysis of global youth tobacco surveys.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Predictive Factors for Successful Smoking Cessation in Tunisian Smokers, Sousse-Tunisia: 2015-2020.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Article
- Barriers and facilitators for oral health screening among tobacco users: a mixed-methods study.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- The prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco and nicotine use among students in healthcare disciplines in Saudi Arabian universities: a cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Awareness and utilization of smoking cessation clinics in Saudi Arabia, findings from the 2019 Global Adult Tobacco Survey.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2023Article
- Telephone versus face-to-face consultation on smoking cessation at primary health care centers in Qatar during COVID-19 pandemic.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- The association between cultural and social occasions and smoking cessation: The case of Saudi Arabia.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Article
- Factors associated with the desire to quit tobacco smoking in Saudi Arabia: Evidence from the 2019 Global Adult Tobacco Survey.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Article
- Prevalence of non-communicable diseases and its association with tobacco smoking cessation intention among current smokers in Shanghai, China.Tobacco induced diseases · 2022Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Primary Care Physicians Regarding Tobacco Dependence Treatment in Muscat Governorate, Oman: A cross-sectional study.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2021Article
- Tobacco smoking and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries.Saudi medical journal · 2021Article
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- Determinants of smoking cessation counseling favorable practice for primary care physicians: A cross-sectional study from Palestine.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2021Article
- Exploring smoking cessation behaviors of outpatients in outpatient clinics: Application of the transtheoretical model.Medicine · 2020Observational
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Abstract
objectivesTo examined published literature describing the predictors of smoking cessation (SC) and cessation interventions in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Methods: Systematic literature review using PubMed, Google Scholar, and grey literature. The study was conducted between October and December of 2017. Inclusion criteria were studies reporting factors associated with SC or studies of utilization or delivery of SC medications in GCC countries. Results: Twenty-one articles met the study criteria. Thematic analysis revealed factors associated with SC that were classified as individual or clinician level. Individual-level factors were access and cost of SC medications, knowledge about harms, concern about health, self-efficacy, perceived stress, level of tobacco consumption, belief about SC medications, clinician advice, social support, and enforcement of smoke-free ban. Clinician-level factors were time to provide counseling, training to assist patients, patient acceptance, best practice for treating patients, resources, perception related to responsibilities, and knowledge about effective medications. Conclusion: This review revealed perceived barriers to SC among smokers and clinicians in GCC countries. It highlighted cultural factors that need to be addressed by tobacco use policies in GCC countries to help smokers quit.
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