A longitudinal examination of the interrelationship of multiple health behaviors

WK DeRuiter, J Cairney, ST Leatherdale… - American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Evaluating the interrelationship of health behaviors could assist in the
development of effective public health interventions. Furthermore, the ability to identify cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying contexts and mechanisms in multiple behavior change interventions affecting smoking cessation success: a rapid realist review

N Minian, T Corrin, M Lingam, WK deRuiter, T Rodak… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Smoking continues to be a leading cause of preventable chronic disease-related
morbidity and mortality, excess healthcare expenditure, and lost work productivity. …

[HTML][HTML] Food addiction and tobacco use disorder: common liability and shared mechanisms

L Zawertailo, S Attwells, WK Deruiter, TL Le, D Dawson… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
As food addiction is being more commonly recognized within the scientific community, parallels
can be drawn between it and other addictive substance use disorders, including tobacco …

Characteristics of physically active smokers and implications for harm reduction

WK DeRuiter, G Faulkner… - American Journal of …, 2008 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We sought to establish the prevalence of physical activity among smokers,
whether or not physically active smokers were more likely to attempt cessation, and who these …

Coronavirus disease 2019 and the impact on substance use disorder treatments

OC Melamed, WK DeRuiter, L Buckley… - Psychiatric …, 2022 - psych.theclinics.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the resulting societal response to
limit its spread poses a threat to vulnerable groups such as those with substance use …

Changes in the reach of a smoking cessation program in Ontario, Canada, during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

…, E Tanzini, S Duench, WK deRuiter… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Given the harms associated with tobacco use, continuing the provision of smoking
cessation treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical. The aim of this study was …

The period prevalence of risk behavior co-occurrence among Canadians

WK deRuiter, J Cairney, S Leatherdale, G Faulkner - Preventive Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction While the benefits of complying with health recommendations is well documented,
a considerable proportion of Canadians engage in multiple modifiable risk behaviors. …

[HTML][HTML] Smoking cessation training and treatment: options for cancer centres

WK DeRuiter, M Barker, A Rahimi, A Ivanova… - Current …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Patients who achieve smoking cessation following a cancer diagnosis can experience an
improvement in treatment response and lower morbidity and mortality compared to individuals …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of a clinical decision support system for addressing physical activity and healthy eating during Smoking Cessation Treatment: hybrid type I …

…, L Zawertailo, VH Taylor, M Hahn, WK deRuiter… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - jmir.org
Background People who smoke have other risk factors for chronic diseases, such as low
levels of physical activity and poor diet. Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) might help …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of a web-based clinical decision support system to assist practitioners in addressing physical activity and/or healthy eating for smoking cessation …

…, VH Taylor, M Hahn, WK DeRuiter… - JMIR Research …, 2020 - researchprotocols.org
Background: Modifiable risk factors such as tobacco use, physical inactivity, and poor diet
account for a significant proportion of the preventable deaths in Canada. These factors are …