Comparison of Smoking Cessation Outcomes in Smokers With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Asthma, and Healthy Smokers: A Prospective Study of 400 Participants.

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to demonstrate the effect of motivational interviewing with a specific cohort of smokers on smoking cessation. Furthermore, we investigated the influence of medical conditions and individual traits on the efficacy of motivational interviewing for smoking cessation.

Methods: This prospective study was conducted with smokers who presented at the pulmonology and cardiology outpatient clinic.

Female sexual dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Background: Sexual life of women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be affected by breathing difficulties, a decrease in functional status, depressive mood and fatigue.

Objetive: To evaluate the sexual dysfunction in female COPD patients and the possible explanatory mechanisms or correlations between these conditions.

Methods: The study included 70 female patients with COPD aged between 36-65 and 70 age-matched controls.

Evaluation of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction and rhinitis in adolescent elite swimmers.

Objective: Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) without asthma and non-allergic rhinitis is frequently reported in athletes who are facing high-risk of airway dysfunctions such as elite swimmers. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effect of exercise on nasal and pulmonary functions, additionally to determine the prevalence of EIB and rhinitis in adolescent elite swimmers.

Methods: The study included 47 adolescent licensed-swimmers (26 males and 21 females) aged between 10 and 17 years old.