Review Article

Smoking Cessation in Long-Term Conditions: Is There “An Opportunity in Every Difficulty”?

Table 1

Questions and key words for the literature search.

Questions
in patients with established
long-term conditions
Study designs includedSearch terms
Specific termsInterventionsBehavioursLong term conditions

NeedWhat is the prevalence of smoking?National surveys, cohort studiesPrevalence, frequency, use, prevalent, surveySmoking, cigarette smoking, tobacco dependence, chewing tobacco, smokeless tobacco, and
tobacco smoking
Coronary artery disease,
acute coronary syndrome,
coronary arteriosclerosis,
myocardial infarction, and
ischemic heart disease 
Diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes
mellitus, and adult onset diabetes mellitus 
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic obstructivelung disease, chronic obstructive airways disease, pulmonary emphysema, and emphysema 
Asthma and bronchial asthma 
Schizophrenia, schizoaffective
disorder, and psychosis 
HIV, acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
and acquired immune deficiency syndrome virus
What is the effect of continued smoking on their outcomes?Cohort studiesCohort, cohort study, case-control study, cohort analysis
BenefitWhat is the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions in achieving abstinence?Systematic reviews and randomized controlled trialsclinical trials, randomized, controlled clinical trials, randomized, and randomized controlled trial
What is the feasibility of delivering smoking cessation interventions? Surveys, qualitative and mixed methods studiesFeasibility, practicality, feasible, and practicalSmoking cessation, nicotine replacement, tobacco
cessation, counselling, bupropion, varenicline, and tobacco cessation
What is the acceptability of smoking cessation interventions?Surveys, qualitative and mixed methods studiesAcceptable, acceptability, appropriateness, appropriate
What is the effect of smoking cessation on their disease outcomes?Cohort studies, cohort analyses, randomized controlled trials, and controlled trialsCohort, cohort study, case-control study, cohort analysis
clinical trials, randomized, controlled clinical trials, randomized, and randomized controlled trial
GapTo what extent they receive smoking cessation interventions as part of their routine care? Surveys, audits, and qualitative and mixed methods studiesService provision, service gap, provision, access, accessible, accessibility, available, availability, offer, provide, give, service
BarriersWhat are the barriers in providing and accessing smoking cessation interventions?Surveys, qualitative and mixed methods studiesConstraint, barrier, challenge, difficulty, hurdle, limitation, obstacle, and block