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TRTC Publications

Recent publications from the Tobacco Research & Treatment Center (TRTC) at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Baggett TP, McGlave C, Kruse GR, Yaqubi A, Chang Y, Rigotti NA. SmokefreeTXT for Homeless Smokers: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2019 Jun 4;7(6):e13162. doi: 10.2196/13162. PubMed PMID: 31165717; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6746087.

Kalkhoran S, Chang Y, Rigotti NA. E-cigarettes and Smoking Cessation in Smokers With Chronic Conditions. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2019 Dec 1; 57(6):786-791. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.08.017 [Epub ahead of print].

Triant VA, Grossman E, Rigotti NA, Ramachandran R, Regan S, Sherman SE, Richter KP, Tindle HA, Harrington KF. Impact of Smoking Cessation Interventions Initiated During Hospitalization Among HIV-Infected Smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2019 Nov 5. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntz168.

Kalkhoran S, Inman EM, Kelley JHK, Ashburner JM, Rigotti NA. Population Health Strategy to Offer Tobacco Dependence Treatment to Smokers in a Primary Care Practice Network. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Jun 13. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05079-3. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31197730.

Rigotti NA, Chang Y, Tindle HA, Kalkhoran SM, Levy DE, Regan S, Kelley JHK, Davis EM, Singer DE. Association of E-Cigarette Use With Smoking Cessation Among Smokers Who Plan to Quit After a Hospitalization: A Prospective Study. Ann Intern Med. 2018 Mar 27. doi: 10.7326/M17-2048. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29582077.

Rigotti NA. Balancing the Benefits and Harms of Electronic Cigarettes: A National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Report. Ann Intern Med. 2018 Feb 13. doi: 10.7326/M18-0251. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29435573.

Rigotti NA, Clair C. Weight gain after smoking cessation: more data to refute concerns. Eur Heart J. 2018 Feb 26. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy096. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29529292.

Lennes IT, Luberto CM, Carr AL, Hall DL, Strauss NM, Ponzani C, Park ER. Project reach: Piloting a risk-tailored smoking cessation intervention for lung screening. J Health Psychol. 2018 Feb 1:1359105318756500. doi: 10.1177/1359105318756500. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29502458.

Percac-Lima S, Ashburner JM, Rigotti NA, Park ER, Chang Y, Kuchukhidze S, Atlas SJ. Patient navigation for lung cancer screening among current smokers in community health centers a randomized controlled trial. Cancer Med. 2018 Mar;7(3):894-902. doi: 10.1002/cam4.1297. Epub 2018 Feb 21. PubMed PMID: 29464877; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5852345.

Levy DE, Chang Y, Regan S, Tindle HA, Singer DE, Rigotti NA. Improvements in health-related quality of life among smokers who quit after hospitalization. Prev Med. 2018 May;110:38-46. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.02.006. Epub 2018 Feb 7. PubMed PMID: 29427673.

Japuntich SJ, Kumar P, Pendergast J, Juarez Caballero GY, Malin J, Wallace R, Chrischilles E, Keating NL, Park ER. Smoking status and survival among a national cohort of lung and colorectal cancer patients. Nicotine Tob Res. 2018 Jan 17. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nty012. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29351659.

Abdullah AS, Guangmin N, Kaiyong H, Jing L, Yang L, Zhang Z, Winickoff JP. Implementing Tobacco Control Assistance in Pediatric Departments of Chinese Hospitals: A Feasibility Study. Pediatrics. 2018 Jan;141(Suppl 1):S51-S62. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-1026I. PubMed PMID: 29292306.

McMillen R, Wilson K, Tanski S, Klein JD, Winickoff JP. Adult Attitudes and Practices Regarding Smoking Restrictions and Child Tobacco Smoke Exposure: 2000 to 2015. Pediatrics. 2018 Jan;141(Suppl 1):S21-S29. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-1026F. PubMed PMID: 29292303.

Baggett TP, Chang Y, Yaqubi A, McGlave C, Higgins ST, Rigotti NA. Financial incentives for smoking abstinence in homeless smokers: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Nicotine Tob Res. 2017 Aug 18. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntx178. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29059442.

Kalkhoran S, Kruse GR, Chang Y, Rigotti NA. Smoking-Cessation Efforts by US Adult Smokers with Medical Comorbidities. Am J Med. 2018 Mar;131(3):318.e1-318.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.09.025. Epub 2017 Oct 9. PubMed PMID: 29024622.

Wilson KM, Torok MR, McMillen RC, Klein JD, Levy DE, Winickoff JP. Tobacco-Smoke Incursions and Satisfaction Among Residents With Children in Multiunit Housing, United States, 2013. Public Health Rep. 2017 Nov/Dec;132(6):637-645. doi: 10.1177/0033354917732767. Epub 2017 Oct 4. PubMed PMID: 28977766; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5692161.

Scheuermann TS, Richter KP, Rigotti NA, Cummins SE, Harrington KF, Sherman SE, Zhu SH, Tindle HA, Preacher KJ; Consortium of Hospitals Advancing Research on Tobacco (CHART). Accuracy of self-reported smoking abstinence in clinical trials of hospital-initiated smoking interventions. Addiction. 2017 Dec;112(12):2227-2236. doi: 10.1111/add.13913. Epub 2017 Aug 23. PubMed PMID: 28834608; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5673569.

Pack QR, Priya A, Lagu TC, Pekow PS, Rigotti NA, Lindenauer PK. Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy Among Smokers Hospitalized for Coronary Heart Disease. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Oct 1;177(10):1525-1527. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.3489. PubMed PMID: 28828485; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5820688.

Reddy KP, Kong CY, Hyle EP, Baggett TP, Huang M, Parker RA, Paltiel AD, Losina E, Weinstein MC, Freedberg KA, Walensky RP. Lung cancer mortality associated with smoking and smoking cessation among people living with HIV in the United States. JAMA Intern Med 2017;177(11):1613-1621. PMID: 28975270. PMCID: PMC5675744.

Rigotti NA, Kalkhoran S. Reducing Health Disparities by Tackling Tobacco Use. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Jun 26. doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4098-7. [Epub ahead of print]

Rigotti NA, Chang Y, Rosenfeld LC, Japuntich SJ, Park ER, Tindle HA, Levy DE, Reid ZZ, Streck J, Gomperts T, Kelley JHK, Singer DE. Interactive Voice Response Calls to Promote Smoking Cessation after Hospital Discharge: Pooled Analysis of Two Randomized Clinical Trials. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Jun 14. doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4085-z. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28616847.

Kruse GR, Kalkhoran S, Rigotti NA. Use of Electronic Cigarettes Among U.S. Adults With Medical Comorbidities. Am J Prev Med. 2017 Jun;52(6):798-804. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.12.004. Epub 2017 Jan 17. PubMed PMID: 28108191; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5438782.

Reddy KP, Parker RA, Losina E, Baggett TP, Paltiel AD, Rigotti NA, Weinstein MC, Freedberg KA, Walensky RP. Impact of cigarette smoking and smoking cessation on life expectancy among people with HIV: a US-based modeling study. J Infect Dis 2016;214(11):1672-1681. PMID: 27815384. PMCID: PMC5144729.

Rigotti NA, Tindle HA, Regan S, Levy DE, Chang Y, Carpenter KM, Park ER, Kelley JH, Streck JM, Reid ZZ, Ylioja T, Reyen M, Singer DE. A Post-Discharge Smoking-Cessation Intervention for Hospital Patients: Helping Hand 2 Randomized Clinical Trial. Am J Prev Med. 2016 Oct;51(4):597-608. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.04.005. PMID: 27647060

Levy DE, Klinger EV, Linder JA, Fleegler EW, Rigotti NA, Park ER, Haas JS. Cost-Effectiveness of a Health System-Based Smoking Cessation Program. Nicotine Tob Res. 2016 Sep 17. pii: ntw243. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27639095.

Thorndike AN, Achtyes ED, Cather C, Pratt S, Pachas GN, Hoeppner SS, Evins AE. Weight gain and 10-year cardiovascular risk with sustained tobacco abstinence in smokers with serious mental illness: a subgroup analysis of a randomized trial. J Clin Psychiatry. 2016 Mar;77(3):e320-6. doi: 10.4088/JCP.15m10074. PubMed PMID: 27046320.

Baggett TP,Rigotti NA, Campbell EG.Cost of Smoking among Homeless Adults.N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 18;374(7):697-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1508556. PubMed PMID: 26886544; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4821592