Helping smokers with diabetes quit: A scoping review of the interventions utilised, and the challenges and barriers to smoking cessation

TY - JOUR

T1 - Helping smokers with diabetes quit

T2 - A scoping review of the interventions utilised, and the challenges and barriers to smoking cessation

AU - Grech, Joseph

AU - Norman, Ian James

AU - Sammut, Roberta

N1 - Funding Information: The research work disclosed in this publication is funded by the Tertiary Education Scholarships Scheme, Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation , Malta. The funders had no role in the study design, in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data, in the writing of the report, or in the decision to submit the article for publication. Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Primary Care Diabetes Europe

PY - 2023/4

Y1 - 2023/4

N2 - Tobacco smoking is recognised as a priority in diabetes management, yet many individuals with diabetes continue to smoke beyond diagnosis. This paper identifies the most promising smoking cessation strategies by reviewing the literature reporting interventions carried out amongst this study population, and the challenges and barriers to smoking cessation. Stand-alone smoking cessation interventions which included pharmacotherapy were found to be more successful in achieving abstinence than interventions which included smoking cessation as part of a broader intervention for improving diabetes management. Misconceptions about smoking and diabetes management were frequently reported, undervaluing smoking cessation. This emphasizes further the need to inform smokers with diabetes about the link between tobacco use and diabetes complications.

AB - Tobacco smoking is recognised as a priority in diabetes management, yet many individuals with diabetes continue to smoke beyond diagnosis. This paper identifies the most promising smoking cessation strategies by reviewing the literature reporting interventions carried out amongst this study population, and the challenges and barriers to smoking cessation. Stand-alone smoking cessation interventions which included pharmacotherapy were found to be more successful in achieving abstinence than interventions which included smoking cessation as part of a broader intervention for improving diabetes management. Misconceptions about smoking and diabetes management were frequently reported, undervaluing smoking cessation. This emphasizes further the need to inform smokers with diabetes about the link between tobacco use and diabetes complications.

KW - Diabetes mellitus

KW - Pharmacotherapy

KW - Smoking cessation

KW - Smoking cessation agents

KW - Tobacco cessation

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85149626718&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.pcd.2023.01.005

DO - 10.1016/j.pcd.2023.01.005

M3 - Review article

C2 - 36681570

AN - SCOPUS:85149626718

SN - 1751-9918

VL - 17

SP - 119

EP - 128

JO - Primary Care Diabetes

JF - Primary Care Diabetes

IS - 2

ER -