Browsing by Author "Rigotti, Nancy"
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Assessment of Residents’ Attitudes and Satisfaction Before and After Implementation of a Smoke-Free Policy in Boston Multiunit Housing
Rokicki, Slawa; Adamkiewicz, Gary; Fang, Shona C; Rigotti, Nancy Ann; Winickoff, Jonathan Philip; Levy, Douglas Edward (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015)Introduction: In 2012, the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) in Massachusetts implemented a smoke-free policy prohibiting smoking within its residences. We sought to characterize BHA resident experiences before and after the ... -
Changes in Tobacco Smoke Exposure following the Institution of a Smoke-Free Policy in the Boston Housing Authority
Levy, Douglas E.; Adamkiewicz, Gary; Rigotti, Nancy A.; Fang, Shona C.; Winickoff, Jonathan P. (Public Library of Science, 2015)Introduction: To protect residents from tobacco smoke exposure (TSE), the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) prohibited smoking in BHA-owned apartments beginning in 2012. Our goal was to determine if the smoke-free policy ... -
Comparative effectiveness of post-discharge interventions for hospitalized smokers: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Japuntich, Sandra J; Regan, Susan; Viana, Joseph; Tymoszczuk, Justyna; Reyen, Michele; Levy, Douglas Edward; Singer, Daniel Edwin; Park, Elyse Richelle; Chang, Yuchiao; Rigotti, Nancy Ann (BioMed Central, 2012)Background: A hospital admission offers smokers an opportunity to quit. Smoking cessation counseling provided in the hospital is effective, but only if it continues for more than one month after discharge. Providing smoking ... -
Comparative effectiveness of post-discharge strategies for hospitalized smokers: study protocol for the Helping HAND 2 randomized controlled trial
Reid, Zachary Z; Regan, Susan; Kelley, Jennifer HK; Streck, Joanna M; Ylioja, Thomas; Tindle, Hilary A; Chang, Yuchiao; Levy, Douglas E; Park, Elyse R; Singer, Daniel E; Carpenter, Kelly M; Reyen, Michele; Rigotti, Nancy A (BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Smoking cessation interventions for hospitalized smokers are effective in promoting smoking cessation, but only if the tobacco dependence treatment continues after the patient leaves the hospital. Sustaining ... -
The Effect of Systematic Clinical Interventions with Cigarette Smokers on Quit Status and the Rates of Smoking-Related Primary Care Office Visits
Land, Thomas G.; Rigotti, Nancy Ann; Levy, Douglas Edward; Schilling, Thad Ferguson; Warner, Donna; Li, Wenjun (Public Library of Science, 2012)Background: The United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence includes ten key recommendations regarding the identification and the treatment of tobacco users seen in all ... -
An Electronic Health Record–Based Intervention to Improve Tobacco Treatment in Primary Care
Linder, Jeffrey Arthur; Rigotti, Nancy Ann; Schneider, Louise Isabel; Kelley, Jennifer H. K.; Brawarsky, Phyllis; Haas, Jennifer S. (American Medical Association (AMA), 2009)Background: To improve the documentation and treatment of tobacco use in primary care, we developed and implemented a 3-part electronic health record enhancement: (1) smoking status icons, (2) tobacco treatment reminders, ... -
A Longitudinal Study of Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Dependence Treatments in Massachusetts and Associated Decreases in Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Disease
Land, Thomas; Rigotti, Nancy Ann; Levy, Douglas Edward; Paskowsky, Mark; Warner, Donna; Kwass, Jo-Ann; Wetherell, LeAnn; Keithly, Lois (Public Library of Science, 2010)Background: Insurance coverage of tobacco cessation medications increases their use and reduces smoking prevalence in a population. However, uncertainty about the impact of this coverage on health care utilization and ... -
Photoaging smartphone app promoting poster campaign to reduce smoking prevalence in secondary schools: the Smokerface Randomized Trial: design and baseline characteristics
Brinker, Titus J; Holzapfel, Julia; Baudson, Tanja G; Sies, Katharina; Jakob, Lena; Baumert, Hannah Maria; Heckl, Marlene; Cirac, Ana; Suhre, Janina L; Mathes, Verena; Fries, Fabian N; Spielmann, Hannah; Rigotti, Nancy; Seeger, Werner; Herth, Felix; Groneberg, David A; Raupach, Tobias; Gall, Henning; Bauer, Claudia; Marek, Pat; Batra, Anil; Harrison, Chase H; Taha, Lava; Owczarek, Andreas; Hofmann, Felix J; Thomas, Roger; Mons, Ute; Kreuter, Michael (BMJ Publishing Group, 2016)Introduction: Smoking is the largest cause of preventable death globally. Most smokers smoke their first cigarette in early adolescence. We took advantage of the widespread availability of mobile phones and adolescents’ ... -
Proactive enrollment of parents to tobacco quitlines in pediatric practices is associated with greater quitline use: a cross-sectional study
Drehmer, Jeremy E.; Hipple, Bethany; Nabi-Burza, Emara; Ossip, Deborah J.; Chang, Yuchiao; Rigotti, Nancy A.; Winickoff, Jonathan P. (BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Every U.S. state has a free telephone quitline that tobacco users can access to receive cessation assistance, yet referral rates for parents in the pediatric setting remain low. This study evaluates, within ... -
Proactive Tobacco Cessation Outreach to Smokers of Low Socioeconomic Status
Haas, Jennifer S.; Linder, Jeffrey Arthur; Park, Elyse Richelle; Gonzalez, Irina; Rigotti, Nancy Ann; Klinger, Elissa V.; Kontos, Emily Zobel; Zaslavsky, Alan M.; Brawarsky, Phyllis; Marinacci, Lucas Xavier; St Hubert, Stella; Fleegler, Eric William; Williams, David (American Medical Association (AMA), 2015)IMPORTANCE: Widening socioeconomic disparities in mortality in the United States are largely explained by slower declines in tobacco use among smokers of low socioeconomic status (SES) than among those of higher SES, which ... -
Relationships of Cotinine and Self-Reported Cigarette Smoking With Hemoglobin \(A_{1c}\) in the U.S.
Clair, Carole; Bitton, Asaf; Meigs, James Benjamin; Rigotti, Nancy Ann (American Diabetes Association, 2011)OBJECTIVE: Whether nicotine leads to a persistent increase in blood glucose levels is not clear. Our objective was to assess the relationship between cotinine, a nicotine metabolite, and glycated hemoglobin (Hb\(A_{1c}\)), ... -
The SGIM Policy Analysis: Supporting the Generalist Voice for Participation in Policymaking
Rubenstein, Lisa V.; Rigotti, Nancy Ann (Springer-Verlag, 2009) -
A survey of tobacco dependence treatment guidelines in 121 countries
Piné-Abata, Hembadoon; McNeill, Ann; Raw, Martin; Bitton, Asaf; Rigotti, Nancy; Murray, Rachael (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2013)Aims To report progress among Parties to the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in developing national tobacco treatment guidelines in accordance with FCTC Article 14 guideline ... -
A survey of tobacco dependence treatment services in 121 countries
Piné-Abata, Hembadoon; McNeill, Ann; Murray, Rachael; Bitton, Asaf; Rigotti, Nancy; Raw, Martin (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2013)Aims To report progress among Parties to the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in developing tobacco dependence treatment systems in accordance with FCTC Article 14 and the ... -
Use of Practice-Based Research Network Data to Measure Neighborhood Smoking Prevalence
Linder, Jeffrey A.; Rigotti, Nancy A.; Brawarsky, Phyllis; Kontos, Emily Z.; Park, Elyse R.; Klinger, Elissa V.; Marinacci, Lucas; Li, Wenjun; Haas, Jennifer S. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013)Introduction: Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs) and health systems may provide timely, reliable data to guide the development and distribution of public health resources to promote healthy behaviors, such as quitting ...