The primary goal of this paper is to summarise current evidence on social relations and
health, specifically how social integration and social support are related to health behaviors …

The objective of this study was to identify the most effective intervention strategies and
policies for smoking cessation among adults. The Medline and Cochrane Library databases …

Introduction We aimed to inform the design of behavioral interventions by identifying
patients' and their family members' perceived facilitators and barriers to hypertension self …

Objectives. We evaluated the social network structure of QuitNet, one of the largest online
communities for behavior change, and compared its characteristics to other known social …

Background Social and emotional support is an important construct, which has been
associated with a reduced risk of mental illness, physical illness, and mortality. Despite its …

Introduction: The majority of smokers attempt to quit smoking on their own, but in any given
year, only 5% or less are successful. To improve cessation rates, tapping social networks for …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the US. About 50% of lung cancer
patients are current smokers at the time of diagnosis and up to 83% continue to smoke after …

The burden of smoking is borne most by those who are socially disadvantaged and the
social gradient in smoking contributes substantially to the health gap between the rich and …

What Works with Children, Adolescents, and Adults? provides an up-to-date review of
research on the effectiveness of psychotherapy and psychological interventions with …

This study investigates whether peer influence on smoking among adolescents is
asymmetrical. We hypothesize that several features of smoking lead peers to have a …