Annual Review of Nursing Research, Volume 27, 2009: Advancing Nursing Science in Tobacco Control

Klappentext This volume sets the stage for understanding the evolution and importance of nursing science in the field by providing a brief historical overview of the tobacco epidemic and emerging science! describing changing trends in tobacco use! reviewing health risks of smoking and benefits of quitting! reviewing concepts in nicotine addiction and evidence-based recommendations for tobacco dependence treatment. Also highlighted are nursing science efforts and leadership in addressing two barriers to mounting programs of nursing research in tobacco control: the lack of nursing education and training in tobacco control and the limited research funding and mentorship. Finally! the contributors to this volume address the issue of smoking in the profession as it influences nurses' health! interventions with patients! and! potentially! scholarship efforts. Zusammenfassung As tobacco use continues as the leading cause of preventable death in the US! the topic is a critical one for nursing science and for nursing scholarship. This book describes and synthesizes the nursing research in tobacco control (prevention! treatment of tobacco dependence! and reducing exposure to environmental tobacco smoke).

Résumé
As tobacco use continues as the leading cause of preventable death in the US, the topic is a critical one for nursing science and for nursing scholarship. This book describes and synthesizes the nursing research in tobacco control (prevention, treatment of tobacco dependence, and reducing exposure to environmental tobacco smoke).

Contenu

Section I: Advancing nursing science in tobacco control: a historical perspective; Chapter 1. Global evolution of the tobacco epidemic and opportunities for nursing research; Chapter 2. Social, historical, and political context of nursing research in tobacco control.; Section II. Nursing research and building the state of the science in the study of tobacco use and addiction; Chapter 3. Use of population-based survey data to monitor the tobacco epidemic (national and international); Chapter 4. Community-based models for addressing primary prevention, including youth; Chapter 5. Behavioral models for understanding nicotine addiction and relapse; Chapter 6. Biological models for studying and assessing tobacco use.