Helping hospitalized smokers with heart and lung diseases quit smoking

Implementing Effective Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy for Hospitalized Smokers with Cardiopulmonary Disease

NIH-funded research Baystate Medical Center, INC. · NIH-11045674

This study is all about helping patients with heart and lung diseases quit smoking while they're in the hospital by having a special team of nurse practitioners provide personalized support and using text messages to keep them motivated after they go home.

Quick facts

Grant typeR01 grant
Study typeNIH-funded research
Funding institutionBaystate Medical Center, INC. NIH-funded
Lab location1 site (Springfield, United States)
Project IDNIH-11045674 on NIH RePORTER

What this research studies

This research focuses on improving smoking cessation efforts for patients with cardiopulmonary diseases who are hospitalized. It aims to implement a nurse practitioner-led team that will provide personalized smoking cessation pharmacotherapy and counseling during their hospital stay. Additionally, the team will utilize a mobile phone-based text messaging system to support patients in staying motivated and adhering to their treatment plan after discharge. The goal is to increase the number of patients receiving effective smoking cessation support and reduce relapse rates.

Who could benefit from this research

Good fit: Ideal candidates for this research are hospitalized smokers who have been diagnosed with cardiopulmonary diseases.

Not a fit: Patients who are not smokers or those who do not have cardiopulmonary diseases may not benefit from this research.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this research could significantly improve smoking cessation rates among hospitalized patients with cardiopulmonary diseases, leading to better health outcomes.

How similar studies have performed: Previous research has shown that hospital-based interventions for smoking cessation can be effective, suggesting that this approach has the potential for success.

Where this research is happening

Springfield, United States

Researchers

About this research

  1. This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
  2. Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
  3. For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.
Conditions cardiopulmonary diseasecardiopulmonary disorder
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