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<sec><h3>Objective</h3><p>The current systematic review aimed to assess the impact of smoking cessation counseling (SCC) on patients’ short- and long-term mortality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Methods</h3><p>The Cochrane guidelines were used to conduct a systematic review of Medline (PubMed), ScienceDirect, CINAHL Cochrane database, and Google Scholar for studies on the impact of SCC on AMI patients’ mortality.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Results</h3><p>Five studies were found to meet the predefined inclusion criteria. Smoker patients were not routinely counseled to quit smoking during their post-AMI hospital stay. Studies showed a reduction in mortality among AMI patients’ who received SCC compared with patients who did not receive it.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>SCC during hospitalization and after discharge is a simple and cost-effective intervention that improves AMI patients’ survival.</p></sec>
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ObjectiveThe current systematic review aimed to assess the impact of smoking cessation counseling (SCC) on patients’ short- and long-term mortality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
MethodsThe Cochrane guidelines were used to conduct a systematic review of Medline (PubMed), ScienceDirect, CINAHL Cochrane database, and Google Scholar for studies on the impact of SCC on AMI patients’ mortality.
ResultsFive studies were found to meet the predefined inclusion criteria. Smoker patients were not routinely counseled to quit smoking during their post-AMI hospital stay. Studies showed a reduction in mortality among AMI patients’ who received SCC compared with patients who did not receive it.
ConclusionsSCC during hospitalization and after discharge is a simple and cost-effective intervention that improves AMI patients’ survival.

Impact of smoking cessation counseling among acute myocardial infarction patients on post-hospitalization mortality rates: a systematic review

Patient Safety and Experience Department. Abdali Medical Center

Clinical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing

Frontiers of Nursing

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ObjectiveThe current systematic review aimed to assess the impact of smoking cessation counseling (SCC) on patients’ short- and long-term mortality after acute...

Impact of smoking cessation counseling among acute myocardial infarction patients on post-hospitalization mortality rates: a systematic review

Article Category: Review

Published Online: Aug 03, 2022

Page range: 135 - 142

Received: Oct 10, 2021

Accepted: Dec 16, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0025

Keywords
acute myocardial infarction, counseling, mortality, nursing, smoking cessation

© 2022 Eyad Abu Alhaijaa et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Impact of smoking cessation counseling among acute myocardial infarction patients on post-hospitalization mortality rates: a systematic review

Article Category: Review

Published Online: Aug 03, 2022

Page range: 135 - 142

Received: Oct 10, 2021

Accepted: Dec 16, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0025

Keywordsacute myocardial infarction, counseling, mortality, nursing, smoking cessation

© 2022 Eyad Abu Alhaijaa et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
acute myocardial infarction, counseling, mortality, nursing, smoking cessation