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KATHARINE BOWKER's Outputs (4)

The adaptation and uptake evaluation of an SMS text message smoking cessation programme (MiQuit) for use in antenatal care (2015)
Journal Article
Naughton, F., Cooper, S., Bowker, K., Campbell, K., Sutton, S., Leonardi-Bee, J., …Coleman, T. (2015). The adaptation and uptake evaluation of an SMS text message smoking cessation programme (MiQuit) for use in antenatal care. BMJ Open, 5(10), Article e008871. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008871

Objectives: To adapt a tailored SMS text message smoking cessation intervention (MiQuit) for use without active health professional endorsement in routine antenatal care settings, to estimate ‘real world’ uptake and test the feasibility of its use. D... Read More about The adaptation and uptake evaluation of an SMS text message smoking cessation programme (MiQuit) for use in antenatal care.

Understanding pregnant smokers’ adherence to nicotine replacement therapy during a quit attempt: a qualitative study (2015)
Journal Article
Bowker, K., Campbell, K., Coleman, T., & Lewis, S. (in press). Understanding pregnant smokers’ adherence to nicotine replacement therapy during a quit attempt: a qualitative study. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 18(5), https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntv205

Background: Pregnant smokers may be offered nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) alongside behavioral support to assist with a quit attempt. Yet trials of NRT have found adherence to be low among pregnant women, and this has made it difficult to determ... Read More about Understanding pregnant smokers’ adherence to nicotine replacement therapy during a quit attempt: a qualitative study.

Changes in the rate of nicotine metabolism across pregnancy: a longitudinal study (2015)
Journal Article
Bowker, K., Lewis, S., Coleman, T., & Cooper, S. (2015). Changes in the rate of nicotine metabolism across pregnancy: a longitudinal study. Addiction, 110(11), https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13029

Aims: Increased nicotine metabolism during pregnancy could explain why nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) appears to be less effective on smoking cessation in pregnancy than in non-pregnant smokers, but little is known about nicotine metabolism acros... Read More about Changes in the rate of nicotine metabolism across pregnancy: a longitudinal study.