Smoking Cessation for People Living With HIV/AIDS: A Literature Review and Synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are more likely to smoke cigarettes than are individuals in the general population. The health implications of tobacco use are substantially more dire among PLWHA than among otherwise healthy smokers, including higher rates of various cancers, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, and lung infections. Efficacious behavioral and medication treatments for treating nicotine dependence have rarely been investigated in PLWHA.

Methods

We present a review of studies examining the efficacy of smoking cessation interventions.

Results and conclusions

The literature reveals some limited evidence for the efficacy of behavioral interventions. However, the research literature on these interventions is sparse and the efficacy findings

SUBMITTER: Ledgerwood DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5103932 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature