REVIEW ER 'S CONCLUSIONS Quitting smoking is associated with a substantial reduction in risk of all-cause mortality among patients with CHD .
This 36 % risk reduction appears substantial compared with other secondary preventive therapies such as cholesterol lowering which have received greater attention in recent years .
The risk reduction associated with quitting smoking seems consistent regardless of differences between the studies in terms of index cardiac events , age , sex , country , and time period .
BACKGROUND Although the importance of smoking as a risk factor for coronary heart disease is beyond doubt , the speed and magnitude of risk reduction when a smoker with coronary heart disease quits are still subjects of debate .
OBJECTIVES To estimate the magnitude of risk reduction when a patient with CHD stops smoking .
A comparison of nursing interventions for smoking cessation in adults with cardiovascular health problems.
OBJECTIVE To examine the relative effectiveness of three different presentations of a smoking cessation program on the smoking behavior of adults with cardiovascular health problems . DESIGN A 2 x 2 x 2 x 4 experimental design with stratification by sex , smoking history , and a cardiovascular event , and r and omization to Individual , Group , Written , or No Intervention groups . SETTING Six community hospital classrooms . SUBJECTS 255 nonhospitalized adults . THEORETIC FRAMEWORK : Interaction Model of Client Health Behavior . MEASUREMENTS Study Intake : Professional referral form , demographic question naire , smoking habits question naire , health history , perceived threat survey , perceived health status . Follow up : smoking cessation and health question naire , saliva thiocyanate testing .  RESULTS At 12-month follow-up , a  nurse-client interaction  was more effective than written self-help material s ; however , smoking cessation rates were highest in the No Intervention control group , possibly related to having had coronary artery bypass graft surgery . Variables positively related to quitting were being male and married and having a higher income . With baseline factors considered , a quitter was most likely to be male and less than 48 years of age , have a high degree of perceived threat relative to medical diagnosis , and be in the individual intervention group . Only partial support for the study hypotheses was found
REVIEW ER 'S CONCLUSIONS Quitting smoking is associated with a substantial reduction in risk of all-cause mortality among patients with CHD .
This 36 % risk reduction appears substantial compared with other secondary preventive therapies such as cholesterol lowering which have received greater attention in recent years .
The risk reduction associated with quitting smoking seems consistent regardless of differences between the studies in terms of index cardiac events , age , sex , country , and time period .
BACKGROUND Although the importance of smoking as a risk factor for coronary heart disease is beyond doubt , the speed and magnitude of risk reduction when a smoker with coronary heart disease quits are still subjects of debate .
OBJECTIVES To estimate the magnitude of risk reduction when a patient with CHD stops smoking .