NYU Data Catalog

Alternate Title(s): NYTS
Description: The National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) provides national data on long-term, intermediate, and short-term indicators key to the design, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive tobacco prevention and control programs. Items measured as part of the NYTS survey include correlates of tobacco use such as demographics, minors' access to tobacco, and exposure to secondhand smoke. The NYTS provides...
Subject: Health Status

Population Characteristics

Risk Factors
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NYU Dataset

Alternate Title(s): TQMH
Authors: Scott Sherman
Description: The TeleQuit MH dataset was collected for a type-II hybrid effectiveness-implementation study that evaluated a smoking cessation telephone care program for mental health patients in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The primary objectives were to evaluate the adaption, implementation, and maintenance of the smoking cessation program; determine its effectiveness at long-term abstinence; and...
Subject: Health Care System

Mental Health
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NYU Dataset

Authors: Donna Shelley

Erin Rogers

Scott Sherman
Description: The Consortium of Hospitals Advancing Research on Tobacco (CHART) is a network of six projects and a coordinating center aimed at assessing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions initiated during hospitalizations and continued post-discharge. The CHART New York Smoking-Cessation Interventions for Urban Hospital Patients trial looked at the effectiveness of a pro-active,...
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Health Status

Risk Factors
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Alternate Title(s): YRBS
Description: The NYC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is a subset of the national YRBS conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This survey monitors priority health risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of mortality, morbidity, and social problems among youth in New York City. Students complete a self-administered, anonymous questionnaire that measures a variety of behaviors,...
Subject: Health Status

Mental Health

Population Characteristics

Risk Factors
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NYU Dataset

Authors: Robert C. Smith

Revital Amiaz

Tian-Mei Si

Lawrence Maayan

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Description: Schizophrenic patients have a high rate of smoking and cognitive deficits which may be related to a decreased number or responsiveness of nicotinic receptors in their brains. Varenicline is a partial nicotinic agonist which is effects as an anti-smoking drug in cigarette smokers, although concerns have been raised about potential psychiatric side-effects. This data is from a double-blind placebo controlled...
Subject: Chronic Disease

Mental Health

Risk Factors
Timeframe: 2012
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NYU Dataset

Authors: Nancy Van Devanter

Milkie Vu

Ann Nguyen

Trang Nguyen

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Description: This dataset contains qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with 52 health care providers at 13 community health centers (CHC) that participated in the VQuit randomized controlled trial in rural Thai Nguyen, Vietnam. Findings from VQuit indicated that a multicomponent intervention increased provider adherence to tobacco dependence treatment guidelines. In total, 13 medical directors (all...
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