Publications by authors named "Aurelia Manns"

Objectives: Emergency department overcrowding could be improved by upstream telephone triage. Emergency telephone triage aims at managing and orientating adequately patients as early as possible and distributing limited supply of staff and materials. This complex task could be improved with the use of Clinical decision support systems (CDSS).

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There is limited understanding of different predictors of smoking cessation success (SCS) among women and men, despite well-documented differences in smoking behavior. Using data from DePICT (Description des Perceptions, Images, et Comportements liés au Tabagisme), a national survey of French adults which recruited 2377 regular and former smokers we investigated whether major determinants of SCS differed by sex. Factors associated with unsuccessful vs.

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Introduction: Individuals who have a low socio-economic position (SEP) are more likely to smoke and face greater barriers to quitting tobacco. However, the effectiveness of tailored interventions has been limited probably due to specific challenges relative to this population. We conducted a mixed-method study to better understand health professionals' perceptions and barriers when implementing a preference-based smoking cessation (SC) intervention among disadvantaged smokers.

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