Journal of General Practice

Joseph Ojedokun

Publications

• Research Article
  Lung Age Bio-feedback Using a Portable Lung Age Meter with Brief Advice During Routine Consultations Promote Smoking Cessation – Know2quit Multicenter Randomized Control Trial
  Author(s): Joseph Ojedokun, Sarah Keane and Kieran O’ConnorJoseph Ojedokun, Sarah Keane and Kieran O’Connor
  
  Background presenting lung age data to smokers who were invited for a formal spirometry has been shown to increase quit rate at 12 months. Main Objective Here, we evaluate the effect of informing active smokers of their lung age using a portable Vitalograph during routine GP consultations on smoking cessation intentions and quit behavior. Methods Four hundred and two active smokers from 5 General Practices had their smoking behaviors and stages on Prochaska’s wheel of change (WOC) evaluated before consultation. Patients randomized to the control arm received standardized smoking cessation advice during routine consultations. Patients in the intervention arm received, in addition, lung age information derived from a portable Vitalograph. Self-reported quit rates and progression on the WOC were assessed at 4 weeks post-intervention. Results Quit rates at 4 weeks in the control and.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9126.1000123

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