Blar i forfatter "Medbø, Astri"

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    • COPD in the elderly : diagnostic criteria, symptoms and smoking. Quantitative and qualitative studies of persons over sixty years of age in The Tromsø studies. 

      Medbø, Astri (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2012-11-09)
      SUMMARY Smokers benefit from the enjoyment and fellowship smoking brings in the short term, yet may cause diseases and disability later in life. This thesis is about COPD, the spirometry criteria for diagnosis, the predictive value of respiratory symptoms, and smoking and its cessation. Paper 1 and 2 are quantitative, epidemiological studies, which were based on a cross sectional population ...

    • "I did not intend to stop. I just could not stand cigarettes any more." A qualitative interview study of smoking cessation among the elderly 

      Medbø, Astri; Melbye, Hasse; Rudebeck, Carl Edvard (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Every year, more than 650,000 Europeans die because they smoke. Smoking is considered to be the single most preventable factor influencing health. General practitioners (GP) are encouraged to advise on smoking cessation at all suitable consultations. Unsolicited advice from GPs results in one of 40-60 smokers stopping smoking. Smoking cessation advice has traditionally been given on an individual ...

    • A new diagnosis of asthma or COPD is linked to smoking cessation - The Tromsø study 

      Danielsen, Signe Elise; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Medbø, Astri; Vold, Monica Linea; Melbye, Hasse (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-30)
      Background: Patients with COPD have had a lower tendency to quit smoking compared to patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). We wanted to investigate if this is still true in a Norwegian population. Methods: Our data came from the fifth and sixth Tromsø surveys, which took place in 2001–2002 and 2007–2008. The predictors of smoking cessation were evaluated in a cohort of 4,497 participants who ...