The relationship between craving and tobacco use behavior in laboratory studies: A meta-analysis.

Julie C. Gass; Courtney A. Motschman; Stephen T. Tiffany

doi:10.1037/a0036879

Tobacco Use and Orofacial Pain: A Meta-analysis

Nicotine & Tobacco Research ◽

10.1093/ntr/ntaa074 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (11) ◽

pp. 1957-1963

Author(s):

Abdulwahab H Alamir ◽

Mir Faeq Ali Quadri

Keyword(s):

Tobacco Use ◽

Orofacial Pain ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Tobacco Consumption ◽

Oral Diseases ◽

Tobacco Exposure ◽

General Body ◽

Specific Association ◽

The Relationship ◽

Body Ache

Abstract Introduction The relationship between smoking and general body ache has been shown to be bidirectional. The specific association between tobacco consumption and orofacial pain remains unclear, however. Aim and Methods The aim of this systematic review was to explore the association between pain related to diseases of the oral cavity and use of tobacco. A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases was carried out in September 2019. Tobacco exposure was included irrespective of the method of consumption (smokeless and smoked tobacco), and frequency of the habit. The outcome was defined as clinically diagnosed or self-reported pain in the orofacial region, with no limitation in the duration of the condition or the site of the pain. Results Altogether, eight studies were selected, with three of them demonstrating good methodology and none of them being of poor quality. Meta-analysis of six studies showed that orofacial pain was significantly worse in tobacco (smoked and smokeless) users (odds ratio [OR] = 3.55, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.92, 6.58) in comparison to nonusers. Subgroup analysis showed that the odds of orofacial pain was three times (OR = 3.13, 95% CI: 1.16, 8.46) higher among smokers, but was not associated with smokeless tobacco. Conclusions The odds of experiencing orofacial pain among patients with oral diseases increase for patients who are also smokers. The findings could help dentists and other health specialists more effectively manage patients with orofacial pain who are tobacco consumers. Implications This study shows that the odds of orofacial pain among patients with oral diseases increase for patients who are smokers. The results are a significant contribution to the literature because, while the relationship between smoking and general body ache has been shown to be bidirectional, the specific association between tobacco use and orofacial pain warranted further study. The findings could help dentists and other specialists more effectively manage patients with orofacial pain who are also tobacco consumers.

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A Meta-Analysis Evaluating the Relationship between Aquatic Contaminants and Chironomid Larval Deformities in Laboratory Studies

Environmental Science & Technology ◽

10.1021/acs.est.6b04020 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 50 (23) ◽

pp. 12903-12911 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Bryant S. Gagliardi ◽

Vincent J. Pettigrove ◽

Sara M. Long ◽

Ary A. Hoffmann

Keyword(s):

Meta Analysis ◽

Laboratory Studies ◽

Aquatic Contaminants ◽

The Relationship

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Relationship between total plasma homocysteine and the risk of aneurysms – a meta-analysis

VASA ◽

10.1024/0301-1526/a000891 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-6

Author(s):

Hanji Zhang ◽

Dexin Yin ◽

Yue Zhao ◽

Yezhou Li ◽

Dejiang Yao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Single Species ◽

Total Plasma ◽

Control Groups ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Randomized Controlled Studies ◽

The Difference ◽

The Relationship ◽

Healthy Participants

Summary: Our meta-analysis focused on the relationship between homocysteine (Hcy) level and the incidence of aneurysms and looked at the relationship between smoking, hypertension and aneurysms. A systematic literature search of Pubmed, Web of Science, and Embase databases (up to March 31, 2020) resulted in the identification of 19 studies, including 2,629 aneurysm patients and 6,497 healthy participants. Combined analysis of the included studies showed that number of smoking, hypertension and hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) in aneurysm patients was higher than that in the control groups, and the total plasma Hcy level in aneurysm patients was also higher. These findings suggest that smoking, hypertension and HHcy may be risk factors for the development and progression of aneurysms. Although the heterogeneity of meta-analysis was significant, it was found that the heterogeneity might come from the difference between race and disease species through subgroup analysis. Large-scale randomized controlled studies of single species and single disease species are needed in the future to supplement the accuracy of the results.

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A Meta-Analysis of Interviews and Cognitive Ability

Journal of Personnel Psychology ◽

10.1027/1866-5888/a000091 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 157-169 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Philip L. Roth ◽

Allen I. Huffcutt

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Ability ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Incremental Validity ◽

Employment Interviews ◽

Moderator Analysis ◽

The Future ◽

Research Questions ◽

Meta Analyses ◽

The Relationship

The topic of what interviews measure has received a great deal of attention over the years. One line of research has investigated the relationship between interviews and the construct of cognitive ability. A previous meta-analysis reported an overall corrected correlation of .40 ( Huffcutt, Roth, & McDaniel, 1996 ). A more recent meta-analysis reported a noticeably lower corrected correlation of .27 ( Berry, Sackett, & Landers, 2007 ). After reviewing both meta-analyses, it appears that the two studies posed different research questions. Further, there were a number of coding judgments in Berry et al. that merit review, and there was no moderator analysis for educational versus employment interviews. As a result, we reanalyzed the work by Berry et al. and found a corrected correlation of .42 for employment interviews (.15 higher than Berry et al., a 56% increase). Further, educational interviews were associated with a corrected correlation of .21, supporting their influence as a moderator. We suggest a better estimate of the correlation between employment interviews and cognitive ability is .42, and this takes us “back to the future” in that the better overall estimate of the employment interviews – cognitive ability relationship is roughly .40. This difference has implications for what is being measured by interviews and their incremental validity.

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The Relationship Between Immorality and Cleansing

Social Psychology ◽

10.1027/1864-9335/a000349 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 49 (5) ◽

pp. 303-309 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jedidiah Siev ◽

Shelby E. Zuckerman ◽

Joseph J. Siev

Keyword(s):

Effect Size ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Weighted Mean ◽

The Relationship

Abstract. In a widely publicized set of studies, participants who were primed to consider unethical events preferred cleansing products more than did those primed with ethical events ( Zhong & Liljenquist, 2006 ). This tendency to respond to moral threat with physical cleansing is known as the Macbeth Effect. Several subsequent efforts, however, did not replicate this relationship. The present manuscript reports the results of a meta-analysis of 15 studies testing this relationship. The weighted mean effect size was small across all studies (g = 0.17, 95% CI [0.04, 0.31]), and nonsignificant across studies conducted in independent laboratories (g = 0.07, 95% CI [−0.04, 0.19]). We conclude that there is little evidence for an overall Macbeth Effect; however, there may be a Macbeth Effect under certain conditions.

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