Nathan Cowie
Biographic Data
| ID | 6817048 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nathan Cowie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nathan |
| FAMILY NAME | Cowie |
| SIGNATURE | COWIE N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Auckland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Wero group stop smoking competition: Main outcomes of a pre- and post- study
WERO appeared to be successful in prompting quitting among high smoking prevalence groups. WERO combined several promising strategies for supporting cessation: peer support, cessation provider support, incentives, competition and interactive internet and mobile tools. Though designed for Māori and Pacific people, WERO could potentially be effective for other family- and community-centred cultures
Taxing times? Smoker response to tax increases
Purpose – Taxing tobacco is one of the most effective means to reduce smoking but concerns about the impact on poor smokers are a barrier. New Zealand resumed increasing tobacco taxes in April 2010. The paper hypothesised smokers would attempt to stop smoking and/or adapt, changing their smoking behaviours in response to price increases. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted a door knock surve…
An innovative team-based stop smoking competition among Māori and Pacific Island smokers: Rationale and method for the study and its evaluation
Cultural practices incorporated into the intervention include having a holistic family or group-centred focus, inter-group competitiveness, fundraising and ritual pledging. Competition elements included are social support, pharmacotherapy use, cash prize incentives and the use of a dedicated website and iPad application. A pre-test post-test will be combined with process evaluation to evaluate if the competition results in triggering mass-quittin…
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An innovative team-based stop smoking competition among Māori and Pacific Island smokers: Rationale and method for the study and its evaluation
Cultural practices incorporated into the intervention include having a holistic family or group-centred focus, inter-group competitiveness, fundraising and ritual pledging. Competition elements included are social support, pharmacotherapy use, cash prize incentives and the use of a dedicated website and iPad application. A pre-test post-test will be combined with process evaluation to evaluate if the competition results in triggering mass-quittin…
The Wero group stop smoking competition: Main outcomes of a pre- and post- study
WERO appeared to be successful in prompting quitting among high smoking prevalence groups. WERO combined several promising strategies for supporting cessation: peer support, cessation provider support, incentives, competition and interactive internet and mobile tools. Though designed for Māori and Pacific people, WERO could potentially be effective for other family- and community-centred cultures
Taxing times? Smoker response to tax increases
Purpose – Taxing tobacco is one of the most effective means to reduce smoking but concerns about the impact on poor smokers are a barrier. New Zealand resumed increasing tobacco taxes in April 2010. The paper hypothesised smokers would attempt to stop smoking and/or adapt, changing their smoking behaviours in response to price increases. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted a door knock surve…
Medicine (3 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (3 works) · Smoking cessation (3 works) · Biostatistics (2 works) · Community Health and Development (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Nursing (2 works)