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Tsemach R, Enden‐Izhaki A, Amit Aharon A. Intervention training of urology healthcare staff to counsel acute care inpatients on smoking cessation: An evaluation study. Nurs Open 2022; 10:828-837. [PMID: 36059078 PMCID: PMC9834151 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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AIM To evaluate the differences, following intervention training, in the knowledge, attitudes, role perception, self-capacity and intention of urology staff to counsel inpatients on smoking cessation. DESIGN A descriptive evaluation study of intervention training in counselling on smoking cessation. The study was designed following guidance by the Medical Research Council. METHODS The evaluation was based on a closed-end questionnaire with four time-point measurements from May 2018-December 2019 (N = 29 at each time-point). A repeated measure within-subjects ANOVA was conducted to explore the variance in participants' attitudes, role perception, self-capacity and intention to counsel patients regarding smoking cessation. Eta squared and Bonferroni post hoc tests were used to interpret the results. RESULTS No change was observed in the research variables after theoretical science-based learning of the smoking hazards and the benefits of cessation. A statistically significant difference was found following procedural knowledge based on training, practical experience and skill development.
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- Ronit Tsemach
- Urology DepartmentTel Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterTel AvivIsrael,Nursing Department, Steyer School of Health Professions, Sackler Faculty of MedicineTel Aviv UniversityTel AvivIsrael
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- Macabi Health ServicesSecretary of the Israel Medical Association for Smoking Prevention and CessationTel AvivIsrael
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- Nursing Department, Steyer School of Health Professions, Sackler Faculty of MedicineTel Aviv UniversityTel AvivIsrael
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Bargaoui Z, Mzoughi K, Zairi I, Aouina O. [Factors associated with medical residents' brief counseling]. Rev Mal Respir 2022; 39:13-25. [PMID: 35027261 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2021.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Smoking is a public health problem. Physicians have an important role in the fight against smoking, particularly by means of the brief advice they can give. The aim of this work was to study the prevalence of brief advice application by medical residents and to identify factors that may condition its practice. METHODS We conducted a descriptive and analytical study with prospective data collection that included 302 residents practicing in Tunisia who had agreed to respond to an online questionnaire submitted in February and March 2020. RESULTS Residents' mean age was 28±2 years and the gender ratio was 0.65. Sixty-four percent of them were non-smokers. During their practice, 94% systematically identified their patients' smoking status, but 61.9% were unfamiliar with the concept of brief advice. Residents' brief advice application rate was 57.6%. In multivariate analysis, the factors impacting brief advice application were: gender (OR=0.321, p=0.0001), familiarity with brief counseling (OR=2.808, p=0.002) and having observed brief advice being given by a senior physician (OR=2.328, p=0.0001). CONCLUSION The rate of brief advice application remains low. On this subject, improved theoretical and practical teaching during medical studies is essential.
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- Z Bargaoui
- Université de Tunis El Manar, faculté de médecine de Tunis, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie.
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- Université de Tunis El Manar, faculté de médecine de Tunis, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie
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- Université de Tunis El Manar, faculté de médecine de Tunis, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie
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- Université de Tunis El Manar, faculté de médecine de Tunis, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie
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Almaaitah S, Ciemins EL, Joshi V, Arora A, Meskow C, Rothberg MB. Variation in Patient Smoking Cessation Rates Among Health-Care Providers: An Observational Study. Chest 2020; 158:2038-2046. [PMID: 32561440 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.05.599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Physicians play a crucial role in providing smoking cessation counseling and medications. However, it is unknown whether individual physicians' approaches affect whether patients quit. RESEARCH QUESTION This study assessed patient quit rates within a national quality-improvement learning collaborative to document variation in quit rates at the physician, practice, and health system levels. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted of primary care patients identified from the Optum analytics database containing longitudinal ambulatory data for patients from 22 health-care organizations between January 2012 and December 2018. The study included smokers aged ≥ 18 years who attended at least three ambulatory visits, with two visits at least 1 year apart. The primary study outcome was abstinence for ≥ 1 year. A mixed effects logistic regression model was used to predict the probability of quitting as a function of patient variables. Quit rates were then adjusted by patient factors and calculated at the level of clinician, clinic/practice, and health system. RESULTS Across all systems, 56% of patients had a documented smoking status in 2017. Among nearly 1 million smokers, 24% quit smoking. In the regression model, patient characteristics associated with quitting included older age, Hispanic ethnicity, being married, urban residence, commercial insurance, pregnancy, and a diagnosis of pneumonia, myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease, cataract, or asthma. Medicaid insurance, low income, high BMI, peripheral vascular disease, alcohol-related diagnosis, and COPD were negatively associated with smoking cessation. Adjusted quit rates ranged from 14.3% to 34.5% across 20 health systems, 5% to 66% among 1,399 practice sites, and 4% to 87% among 3,803 health-care providers. Of smokers, 10.2% were prescribed smoking deterrents, and 3.9% were referred for counseling. INTERPRETATION Smoking cessation rates varied substantially at the practitioner, practice site, and health system levels. It is likely that individual physician approaches to smoking cessation influence patients' likelihood of quitting.
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- Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Center for Value-Based Care Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
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Improving Surgical Outcomes and Patient Health: Perioperative Smoking Cessation Interventions. CURRENT ANESTHESIOLOGY REPORTS 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s40140-020-00370-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Wong J, An D, Urman RD, Warner DO, Tønnesen H, Raveendran R, Abdullah HR, Pfeifer K, Maa J, Finegan B, Li E, Webb A, Edwards AF, Preston P, Bentov N, Richman DC, Chung F. Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI) Consensus Statement on Perioperative Smoking Cessation. Anesth Analg 2019; 131:955-968. [DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000004508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Sylvestre MP, Hanusaik N, Berger D, Dugas E, Pbert L, Winickoff J, O'Loughlin JL. A Tool to Identify Adolescents at Risk of Cigarette Smoking Initiation. Pediatrics 2018; 142:peds.2017-3701. [PMID: 30275237 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-3701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED : media-1vid110.1542/5828318368001PEDS-VA_2017-3701Video Abstract OBJECTIVES: To describe the development of a prognostic tool to identify adolescents at risk for transitioning from never to ever smoking in the next year. METHODS Data were drawn from the Nicotine Dependence in Teens study, a longitudinal investigation of adolescents (1999 to present). A total of 1294 students initially age 12 to 13 years were recruited from seventh-grade classes in 10 high schools in Montreal. Self-report questionnaire data were collected every 3 months during the 10-month school year over 5 years (1999-2005) until participants completed high school (n = 20 cycles). Prognostic variables for inclusion in the multivariable analyses were selected from 58 candidate predictors describing sociodemographic characteristics, smoking habits of family and friends, lifestyle factors, personality traits, and mental health. Cigarette smoking initiation was defined as taking even 1 puff on a cigarette for the first time, as measured in a 3-month recall of cigarette use completed in each cycle. RESULTS The cumulative incidence of cigarette smoking initiation was 16.3%. Data were partitioned into a training set for model-building and a testing set to evaluate the performance of the model. The final model included 12 variables (age, 4 worry or stress-related items, 1 depression-related item, 2 self-esteem items, and 4 alcohol- or tobacco-related variables). The model yielded a c-statistic of 0.77 and had good calibration. CONCLUSIONS This short prognostic tool, which can be incorporated into busy clinical practice, was used to accurately identify adolescents at risk for cigarette smoking initiation.
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- Marie-Pierre Sylvestre
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada; .,Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Center for Tobacco Treatment Research and Training, Medical School, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts
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- Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, and.,Tobacco Research and Treatment Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; and.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada.,Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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Papadakis S, Cole AG, Reid RD, Assi R, Gharib M, Tulloch HE, Mullen KA, Wells G, Pipe AL. From Good to Great: The Role of Performance Coaching in Enhancing Tobacco-Dependence Treatment Rates. Ann Fam Med 2018; 16:498-506. [PMID: 30420364 PMCID: PMC6231943 DOI: 10.1370/afm.2312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the incremental effect of performance coaching, delivered as part of a multicomponent intervention (Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation [OMSC]), in increasing rates of tobacco-dependence treatment by primary care clinicians. METHODS In a cluster-randomized controlled trial, 15 primary care practices were randomly assigned to 1 of the following active-treatment conditions: OMSC or OMSC plus performance coaching (OMSC+). All practices received support to implement the OMSC. In addition, clinicians in the OMSC+ group participated in a 1.5-hour skills-based coaching session and received an individualized performance report. All clinicians and a cross-sectional sample of their patients were surveyed before and 4 months after introduction of the interventions. The primary outcome measure was rates of tobacco-dependence treatment strategy (Ask, Advise, Assist, Arrange) delivery. Secondary outcomes were patient quit attempts and smoking abstinence measured at 6 months' follow-up. RESULTS Primary care clinicians (166) and patients (1,990) were enrolled in the trial. Clinicians in the OMSC+ group had statistically greater rates of delivery for Ask (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.69; 95% CI, 1.05-2.72), Assist (AOR = 1.64; 95% CI, 1.08-2.49), and Arrange (AOR = 2.01; 95% CI, 1.22-3.31). Sensitivity analysis found that the rate of delivery for Advise was greater only among those clinicians who attended the coaching session (AOR = 1.65; 95% CI, 1.10-2.49; P = .02). No differences were documented between groups for cessation outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Performance coaching significantly increased rates of tobacco-dependence treatment by primary care clinicians when delivered as part of a multicomponent intervention.
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- Sophia Papadakis
- Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada .,Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece
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- School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Research Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Fotiou A, Stavrou M, Papadakis S, Behrakis PK, Vardavas CI, Kyriakidou M, Makaroni S, Peleki T, Vyzikidou V, Kokkevi A. The TOBg Tobacco Treatment Guidelines for Adolescents: A real-world pilot study. Tob Prev Cessat 2018; 4:27. [PMID: 32411853 PMCID: PMC7205070 DOI: 10.18332/tpc/93008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Revised: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We conducted a pilot study to: 1) obtain feedback from prevention practitioners in terms of their satisfaction, knowledge, and self-efficacy following exposure to the Tobacco Treatment Guidelines for Adolescents (TOBg Guidelines); and 2) examine the effectiveness of a school-based intervention based on the TOBg Guidelines on quit rates among a sample of adolescent tobacco users. METHODS Two parallel studies were conducted. In Study 1, prevention practitioners were exposed to a 1-day training in the TOBg Guidelines with assessment occurring before, immediately after, and at 6 months following the training. In Study 2, participating adolescent smokers were exposed to a 3-session group-based smoking cessation intervention that drew on the TOBg Guidelines and was delivered by practitioners trained in Study 1. The primary outcome measure was self-reported smoking status assessed at 1 month and at 6 months following baseline. RESULTS A total of 18 prevention practitioners and 65 adolescent tobacco users participated in the pilot study. The majority of practitioners reported high rates of satisfaction with the TOBg Guidelines and indicated that the guidelines positively influenced the manner in which they addressed tobacco use with adolescents. Prevention practitioners’ self-efficacy for intervening with adolescent smokers was also significantly increased following exposure to the TOBg Guidelines and training. Among adolescents exposed to the school-based intervention, 62.5% and 23.1% had reduced smoking by 50% or more at 1 month and at 6 months follow-up, respectively. No significant change in smoking abstinence was documented. CONCLUSIONS The TOBg Guidelines for adolescent smokers were well received by prevention practitioners and were feasible to implement in a real-world school setting.
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- University Mental Health Research Institute (UMHRI), Athens, Greece
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- Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- George D. Behrakis Research Lab, Hellenic Cancer Society, Athens, Greece.,Institute of Public Health, American College of Greece, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Public Health, American College of Greece, Athens, Greece.,George D. Behrakis Research Lab, Hellenic Cancer Society, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Public Health, American College of Greece, Athens, Greece.,George D. Behrakis Research Lab, Hellenic Cancer Society, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Public Health, American College of Greece, Athens, Greece.,George D. Behrakis Research Lab, Hellenic Cancer Society, Athens, Greece
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- University Mental Health Research Institute (UMHRI), Athens, Greece.,Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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Bodner ME, Rhodes RE, Miller WC, Dean E. Predictors of physical therapists' intentions to counsel for smoking cessation: Implications for practice and professional education. Physiother Theory Pract 2018; 36:628-637. [PMID: 29944038 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2018.1490365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study explored factors predicting intention (predominant construct in social cognitive behavioral models) for smoking cessation (SC) counseling that may provide salient information for designing/targeting SC counseling training for physical therapists (PTs). Design: Cross-sectional questionnaire survey of PTs licensed to practice in Canada. Methods: Self-efficacy items and PT views were assessed for internal consistency (Cronbach's α) and data reduced using principal axis factor analysis. Hierarchical linear regression modeling assessed predictors of intention to counsel for SC. Results: Internal consistency: self-efficacy and PT views: r = 0.937, r = 0.821, respectively. Factor structures from self-efficacy: "skills and knowledge" and "clinic incidentals" (57% total variance); from PT views': "professional role" and "role modeling" (63.8% total variance). Significant predictors of intent to counsel for SC were "professional role" (β = 0.54, p ≤ 0.001), and "skills and knowledge" (β = 0.23, p ≤ 0.001). Conclusions: Physical therapists' intent to engage in SC counseling increases when they consider it their "professional role." Encouraging PTs to view SC counseling as a professional role as well as increasing SC counseling self-efficacy focusing on skills and knowledge to do so needs to be incorporated into entry-level academic physical therapy programs and continuing professional PT education.
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- Michael E Bodner
- School of Human Kinetics, Trinity Western University , Langley, Canada
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- Behavioural Medicine Laboratory, Faculty of Education, University of Victoria , Victoria, Canada
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- Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, Canada
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Trofor AC, Papadakis S, Vardavas CI, Lotrean LM, Gavrilescu CM, Evangelopoulou V, Peleki T, Trofor L, Behrakis PK. Impact of the Tobacco Treatment Guidelines for High Risk Groups (TOB.g): A pilot study among physicians specializing in CVD, Diabetes and COPD. Tob Prev Cessat 2018; 4:13. [PMID: 32411841 PMCID: PMC7205041 DOI: 10.18332/tpc/87090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Revised: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The 2017 Tobacco Cessation Guidelines for High-risk Groups (TOB-G) is a comprehensive document on best practices for smoking cessation in clinical practice. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess physician satisfaction and changes in tobacco-related knowledge, self-efficacy and attitudes following exposure to training in the TOB-G guidelines for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or diabetes. METHODS A pre-post pilot study was conducted. All participating physicians received an electronic or printed copy of the TOB-G guidelines for patients with CVD, COPD or diabetes. Physicians were also exposed to a one-day training focused on the key clinical practice recommendations from the TOB.g guidelines. Outcome measurement occurred via survey before, immediately following and 6 months after exposure to the training. RESULTS Fifty physicians participated in the TOB.g training session. High rates of participant satisfaction were documented (exceeded expectations 47.7%; met expectations to a great extent 52.3%). Significant increases in physician knowledge and self-efficacy were documented immediately following and 6 months after exposure to the guideline training session. Exposure to the training was associated with positive changes in some but not all tobacco-related treatment attitudes, however these were no longer significant at the 6-month follow-up. Lower knowledge, confidence and unfavourable attitudes were documented for aspects of treatment related to pharmacotherapy. CONCLUSIONS Positive changes in previously reported barriers to the delivery of tobacco treatment among physicians were documented following exposure to the TOB.g guidelines and training for patients with CVD, COPD or diabetes.
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- Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Institute of Public Health, American College of Greece, Athens, Greece
- George D. Behrakis Research Lab, Hellenic Cancer Society, Athens, Greece
- Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece
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- George D. Behrakis Research Lab, Hellenic Cancer Society, Athens, Greece
- Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece
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- George D. Behrakis Research Lab, Hellenic Cancer Society, Athens, Greece
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigore T. Popa, Iasi, Romania
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- Institute of Public Health, American College of Greece, Athens, Greece
- George D. Behrakis Research Lab, Hellenic Cancer Society, Athens, Greece
- Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece
- Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA), Athens, Greece
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McMillen R, O'Connor KG, Groner J, Tanski S, Park ER, Klein JD. Changes and Factors Associated With Tobacco Counseling: Results From the AAP Periodic Survey. Acad Pediatr 2017; 17:504-514. [PMID: 28104489 DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises pediatricians to counsel parents and patients who use tobacco to quit. This study assesses changes in counseling between 2004 and 2010, and factors associated with counseling in 2010. METHODS In 2004 and 2010, the Periodic Survey, a national survey of AAP members, inquired about tobacco counseling. Chi-square tests were performed to compare responses by survey year. Bivariate and multivariable analyses examined factors associated with counseling. RESULTS Similar proportions of pediatricians in both years (N2004 = 535 and N2010 = 549) advised adolescents who smoke to quit (85% vs 81%), discussed quitting techniques (34% vs 32%), and recommended nicotine replacement medications (17% vs 18%). More pediatricians in 2010 reported helping patients assess reasons for and against continuing to smoke (56% vs 48%), providing quitting materials (20% vs 15%), and referring patients to cessation programs (18% vs 13%). More pediatricians in 2010 reported providing quitting materials to parents who smoke (14% vs 10%) and referring to smoking cessation programs (16% vs 11%) (all P < .05). Pediatricians' confidence in their ability to counsel, with more tobacco prevention training, and routine documentation of patients' tobacco smoke exposure were associated with counseling about cessation. CONCLUSIONS Most pediatricians advised patients and parents who smoke to quit, and these percentages did not change from 2004 to 2010. Although percentages for assisting with cessation did increase for several activities, most pediatricians still do not do so. Opportunities exist to improve clinicians' protection of children from tobacco and tobacco smoke through quit-line referrals, motivational interviewing, and offering medications.
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- AAP Department of Research, American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Ill
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- Nationwide Childrens Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
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- Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence, American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Ill
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A Systematic Literature Review of Self-Reported Smoking Cessation Counseling by Primary Care Physicians. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0168482. [PMID: 28002498 PMCID: PMC5176294 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Tobacco consumption is a risk factor for chronic diseases and worldwide around six million people die from long-term exposure to first- or second-hand smoke annually. One effective approach to tobacco control is smoking cessation counseling by primary care physicians. However, research suggests that smoking cessation counseling is not sufficiently implemented in primary care. In order to understand and address the discrepancy between evidence and practice, an overview of counseling practices is needed. Therefore, the aim of this systematic literature review is to assess the frequency of smoking cessation counseling in primary care. Self-reported counseling behavior by physicians is categorized according to the 5A’s strategy (ask, advise, assess, assist, arrange). An electronic database search was performed in Embase, Medline, PsycINFO, CINAHL and the Cochrane Library and overall, 3491 records were identified. After duplicates were removed, the title and abstracts of 2468 articles were screened for eligibility according to inclusion/exclusion criteria. The remaining 97 full-text articles reporting smoking cessation counseling by primary care physicians were assessed for eligibility. Eligible studies were those that measured physicians’ self-reported smoking cessation counseling activities via questionnaire. Thirty-five articles were included in the final review (1 intervention and 34 cross-sectional studies). On average, behavior corresponding to the 5A’s was reported by 65% of physicians for “Ask”, 63% for “Advise”, 36% for “Assess”, 44% for “Assist”, and 22% of physicians for “Arrange”, although the measurement and reporting of each of these counseling practices varied across studies. Overall, the results indicate that the first strategies (ask, advise) were more frequently reported than the subsequent strategies (assess, assist, arrange). Moreover, there was considerable variation in the items used to assess counseling behaviour and developing a standardized instrument to assess the counseling strategies implemented in primary care would help to identify and address current gaps in practice.
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Criss S, Oken E, Guthrie L, Hivert MF. A qualitative study of gestational weight gain goal setting. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2016; 16:317. [PMID: 27765028 PMCID: PMC5072294 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-016-1118-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Background Gestational weight gain (GWG) is an important predictor of short and long-term pregnancy outcomes for both mother and child, and women who set a GWG goal are more likely to gain within recommended ranges. Little information is available regarding potentially modifiable factors that underlie a woman’s GWG goals. Our aims were to explore women’s perceptions regarding factors that affect GWG, their understanding of appropriate GWG, their goal-setting experiences including patient-health care provider (HCP) conversations, and supportive interventions they would most like to help them achieve the recommended GWG. Methods We conducted nine in-depth interviews and seven focus groups with a total of 33 Boston, Massachusetts (MA) area women who were pregnant and had delivered within the prior 6 months. We recorded and transcribed all interviews. Two investigators independently coded resulting transcripts. We managed data using MAXQDA2 and conducted a content analysis. Results Perceived factors that contributed to GWG goal-setting included the mother’s weight control behaviors concerning exercise and diet—including a “new way of eating for two” and “semblance of control”, experiences during prior pregnancies, conversations with HCPs, and influence from various information sources. Women focused on behaviors with consistent messaging across multiple sources of information, but mainly trusted their HCP, valued one-to-one conversations with them about GWG, preferred that the HCP initiate the conversation about GWG goals, and would be open to have the conversation started based on visual aid based on their own GWG progression. Conclusions Pregnant women highly value discussions with their HCP to set GWG goals. Pregnant women view their clinicians as the most reliable source of information and believe that clinicians should open weight-related discussions throughout pregnancy.
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- Shaniece Criss
- Department of Health Sciences, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC, 29613, USA
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- Obesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, 401 Park Drive Suite 401E, Boston, MA, USA, 02215
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- Obesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, 401 Park Drive Suite 401E, Boston, MA, USA, 02215
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- Obesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, 401 Park Drive Suite 401E, Boston, MA, USA, 02215.
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Bostan PP, Demir CK, Elbek O, Akçay Ş. Association between pulmonologists' tobacco use and their effort in promoting smoking cessation in Turkey: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pulm Med 2015; 15:143. [PMID: 26558993 PMCID: PMC4642737 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-015-0131-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background A strategy to reduce the number of smoking-related deaths is to encourage the involvement of health-care professionals in tobacco-use prevention activities and cessation counseling. Previous studies have shown that physicians’ smoking status affects their efforts to provide smoking cessation counseling. This study investigates the association between pulmonologists’ tobacco use and their efforts in promoting smoking cessation during their routine clinical practices in Turkey. Methods This cross-sectional study was performed among active members of the Turkish Thoracic Society (TTS) between June 2010 and February 2011 using an Internet-based self-administered questionnaire. Participants gave their written informed consent. The survey included questions about responders’ sociodemographics, smoking status, and their routine clinical practice for smoking cessation counseling using the basic 5A’s (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange) of smoking cessation counseling. According to the total score for the 5A’s protocol, smoking cessation counseling was dichotomized into low- and high-effort groups in promoting smoking cessation. Pearson’s chi-square test and t-test were used to compare groups and logistic regression models for the research question, which was approved by the TTS Scientific Ethical Committee. Results The response rate was 41 % (N = 699/1701); 9.9 % were current smokers, and 72.7 % indicated that they provided high effort in promoting smoking cessation. A univariate analysis showed that noncurrent smokers were more likely to make a high effort than current smokers (odds ratio [OR], 1.82; 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.09–3.05; P = 0.02). However, there was no association between tobacco use (current smoking) and making high effort in promoting smoking cessation after controlling for the two confounders, sex and practicing in smoking cessation outpatient clinic (OR, 1.47; 95 % CI: 0.86–2.50; P = 0.1). Conclusions Despite low response rate in our study and suspicions of underreporting, the smoking rate among the pulmonologists in our study was high. Non-current smokers were more likely to provide high effort in promoting smoking cessation compared to current smokers in univariate analysis. However, after controlling for the two confounders, sex and practising in SCOC, there was no association between tobacco use and providing high effort in promoting smoking cessation. Thus, improving medical school education, specialty training and post-graduate training on smoking cessation counseling may positively affect physician' effort in promoting smoking cessation.
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- Occupational Diseases Education Clinic, Ankara Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Pulmonary Medicine, Medical Faculty, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey.
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- Pulmonary Medicine, Medical Faculty, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
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Mehring M, Haag M, Linde K, Wagenpfeil S, Schneider A. Effects of a guided web-based smoking cessation program with telephone counseling: a cluster randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res 2014; 16:e218. [PMID: 25253539 PMCID: PMC4211026 DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Revised: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 08/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Preliminary findings suggest that Web-based interventions may be effective in achieving significant smoking cessation. To date, very few findings are available for primary care patients, and especially for the involvement of general practitioners. Objective Our goal was to examine the short-term effectiveness of a fully automated Web-based coaching program in combination with accompanied telephone counseling in smoking cessation in a primary care setting. Methods The study was an unblinded cluster-randomized trial with an observation period of 12 weeks. Individuals recruited by general practitioners randomized to the intervention group participated in a Web-based coaching program based on education, motivation, exercise guidance, daily short message service (SMS) reminding, weekly feedback through Internet, and active monitoring by general practitioners. All components of the program are fully automated. Participants in the control group received usual care and advice from their practitioner without the Web-based coaching program. The main outcome was the biochemically confirmed smoking status after 12 weeks. Results We recruited 168 participants (86 intervention group, 82 control group) into the study. For 51 participants from the intervention group and 70 participants from the control group, follow-up data were available both at baseline and 12 weeks. Very few patients (9.8%, 5/51) from the intervention group and from the control group (8.6%, 6/70) successfully managed smoking cessation (OR 0.86, 95% CI 0.25-3.0; P=.816). Similar results were found within the intent-to-treat analysis: 5.8% (5/86) of the intervention group and 7.3% (6/82) of the control group (OR 1.28, 95% CI 0.38-4.36; P=.694). The number of smoked cigarettes per day decreased on average by 9.3 in the intervention group and by 6.6 in the control group (2.7 mean difference; 95% CI -5.33 to -0.58; P=.045). After adjustment for the baseline value, age, gender, and height, this significance decreases (mean difference 2.2; 95% CI -4.7 to 0.3; P=.080). Conclusions This trial did not show that the tested Web-based intervention was effective for achieving smoking cessation compared to usual care. The limited statistical power and the high drop-out rate may have reduced the study’s ability to detect significant differences between the groups. Further randomized controlled trials are needed in larger populations and to investigate the long-term outcome. Trial Registration German Register for Clinical Trials, registration number DRKS00003067; http://drks-neu.uniklinik-freiburg.de/drks_web/navigate.do?navigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ ID=DRKS00003067 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6Sff1YZpx).
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- Michael Mehring
- Institute of General Practice, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
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Objectives: To assess the smoking cessation counselling practices of family physicians in Jordan and assess their perception about the availability of smoking cessation resources and about the barriers to effective smoking cessation practices. Methods: A pre-structured questionnaire was distributed to 124 family physicians practicing in teaching and Ministry of Health medical centres in Jordan. All participants were asked about their smoking cessation practices and about the barriers to effective smoking cessation practices. Results: Only 39.8% reported that they assess the willingness of the patients to quit smoking and 28.2% reported that they discuss counselling options with smokers. Considerably fewer percentages of physicians reported that they prepare their patients for withdrawal symptoms (11.6%), discuss pharmacotherapies (4.9%), describe a nicotine patch (5.0%), and provide patients with self-help materials (6.7%). The two factors cited most often by physicians as significant barriers to smoking cessation counselling were lack or too few available cessation programmes (90.3%) and limited training for physicians on tobacco and cessation interventions (90.3%). Conclusion: While a high proportion of Jordanian family physicians reported that they usually ask patients about smoking status and advise them to stop smoking, they do not regularly provide extensive assistance to help their patients to quit smoking. Lack or too few available cessation programmes and limited training for physicians on smoking cessation interventions were identified as the two major barriers to effective smoking cessation counselling.
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Tremblay M, Comtois D, O'Loughlin J. Pharmacists' smoking cessation counseling practices: a comparison between 2005 and 2010. Nicotine Tob Res 2013; 15:2114-9. [PMID: 23943845 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntt118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION To determine if smoking cessation counseling practices and related psychosocial characteristics improved among pharmacists between 2005 and 2010. METHODS Data were collected in 2005 and 2010 from randomly selected pharmacists in Québec, Canada. Participants completed mailed self-report questionnaires on cessation counseling practices and psychosocial characteristics (i.e., belief that counseling is the role of pharmacists, self-efficacy, barriers, and knowledge of community resources). The association between each of year and training (either during or after undergraduate studies) and each outcome was investigated in each sex separately with multiple linear regression models using pooled data across 2005 and 2010. RESULTS Among female pharmacists, cessation counseling for patients ready to quit improved over time. Training during and after undergraduate studies was significantly associated with higher self-efficacy, better knowledge of community resources, and improved counseling for patients ready and not ready to quit. Also, training after studies was significantly associated with more advantageous beliefs about counseling. Among male pharmacists, knowledge of community resources and perceived barriers to counseling improved over time, but there were no significant differences in cessation counseling. Training during and after undergraduate studies was significantly associated with higher self-efficacy. Training during undergraduate studies was also associated with higher counseling score in patients ready to quit, and training after studies was associated with better knowledge of community resources. CONCLUSION Smoking cessation counseling for patients ready to quit improved from 2005 to 2010 among female pharmacists but not among male pharmacists. Training is generally associated with improved counseling and improved cessation-related psychosocial characteristics.
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- Michèle Tremblay
- Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Habitudes de vie, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Bell K, Bowers M, McCullough L, Bell J. Physician advice for smoking cessation in primary care: time for a paradigm shift? CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2011.572155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Weaver KE, Danhauer SC, Tooze JA, Blackstock AW, Spangler J, Thomas L, Sutfin EL. Smoking cessation counseling beliefs and behaviors of outpatient oncology providers. Oncologist 2012; 17:455-62. [PMID: 22334454 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Many cancer patients continue to smoke after diagnosis, increasing their risk for treatment complications, reduced treatment efficacy, secondary cancers, and reduced survival. Outpatient oncology providers may not be using the "teachable moment" of cancer diagnosis to provide smoking cessation assistance. PROVIDERS AND METHODS: Physicians and midlevel providers (n = 74) who provide outpatient oncology services completed an online survey regarding smoking cessation counseling behaviors, beliefs, and perceived barriers. Outpatient medical records for 120 breast, lung, head and neck, colon, prostate, and acute leukemia cancer patients were reviewed to assess current smoking cessation assessment and intervention documentation practices. RESULTS Providers reported commonly assessing smoking in new patients (82.4% frequently or always), but rates declined at subsequent visits for both current smokers and recent quitters. Rates of advising patients to quit smoking were also high (86.5% frequently or always), but <30% of providers reported frequently or always providing intervention to smoking patients (e.g., nicotine replacement therapy or other medications, self-help materials, and/or referrals). Only 30% of providers reported that they frequently or always followed up with patients to assess progress with quitting. Few providers (18.1%) reported high levels of confidence in their ability to counsel smoking patients. Patients' lack of motivation was identified as the most important barrier to smoking cessation. CONCLUSIONS Although beliefs about providing cessation services to smoking patients were generally positive, few providers reported commonly providing interventions beyond advice to quit. Additional training and clinic-based interventions may improve adherence to tobacco cessation practice guidelines in the outpatient oncology setting.
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- Kathryn E Weaver
- Department of Social Sciences & Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Wells Fargo Building, 14th Floor, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA.
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Meyer C, Ulbricht S, Gross B, Kästel L, Wittrien S, Klein G, Skoeries BA, Rumpf HJ, John U. Adoption, reach and effectiveness of computer-based, practitioner delivered and combined smoking interventions in general medical practices: a three-arm cluster randomized trial. Drug Alcohol Depend 2012; 121:124-32. [PMID: 21924563 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2010] [Revised: 07/12/2011] [Accepted: 08/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Brief advice for smoking patients has not been sufficiently integrated in routine care. Computer-based interventions emerged as a time saving option that might help to exhaust the potential population impact of the general practice setting. METHOD 151 practices were randomly assigned to one of three intervention programs consisting in the delivery of: (1) brief advice by the practitioner; (2) individually tailored computer-generated letters; or (3) a combination of both interventions. We assessed three dimensions of population impact: (1) adoption, i.e., the rate of practices participating in the program; (2) reach, measured as the number of interventions provided within 7 months; (3) effectiveness, measured as smoking abstinence at 12-months follow-up. RESULTS Among the practices, 70% adopted the program with no significant differences across study groups. Treatment was provided to 3086 adult smokers. Negative binomial regression analysis revealed that the number of interventions provided was higher in practices allocated to the tailored letter and combination intervention groups by 215% (p<.01) and 127% (p=.02), respectively, compared to the brief advice intervention group. Among the patients who received the combination of both intervention, the odds of point abstinence from smoking was increased by 65% (p=.02) and 32% (p=.01) compared to the brief advice and tailored letters intervention respectively. Comparing the number of abstinent patients at follow-up revealed that the tailored letter and combination interventions were superior to the brief advice intervention. CONCLUSIONS Computer-based interventions alone or in addition to conventional practitioner-delivered advice can foster the participation of general medical practices in tobacco control.
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- Christian Meyer
- University of Greifswald, Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Germany.
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Fjalldal SB, Janson C, Benediktsdóttir B, Gudmundsson G, Burney P, Buist AS, Vollmer WM, Gíslason T. Smoking, stages of change and decisional balance in Iceland and Sweden. CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL 2011; 5:76-83. [PMID: 21410899 DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-699x.2010.00201.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Smoking remains a significant health problem. Smoking interventions are important but selection of successful quitters can be difficult. OBJECTIVE To characterise smokers with emphasis on two constructs of the transtheoretical model, the stages of change and decisional balance. METHODS A random sample from adults aged 40 and over in Reykjavik, Iceland, and Uppsala, Sweden. Smokers were defined as being in the stage of pre-contemplation (not thinking of quitting within the next 6 months), contemplation (thinking of quitting within the next 6 months) or preparation (thinking of quitting within the next 30 days, having managed to quit for at least 24 h within the last 12 months). RESULTS A total of 226 participants were smokers: 72 (32%) were in the pre-contemplation stage, 126 (56%) in the contemplation stage and 28 (12%) in the preparation stage. A younger age, higher body mass index (BMI) and higher educational level were significantly related to being in a more advanced stage. A significant association was observed between decisional balance and stages of change such that decreased importance of the positive aspects of smoking and increased importance of the negative aspects of smoking were independently associated with an increased readiness to quit. CONCLUSION The motivated smoker is likely to be young and educated with an above average BMI. A smoker in the contemplation stage is likely to maintain the negative aspects of smoking at a high level. Decreasing the value of the pros of smoking may facilitate the shift towards the stage of preparation.
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- Sigrídur B Fjalldal
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Allergy and Sleep, Landspitali-University Hospital, Iceland
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Awad MA, El Kouatly M, Fakhry R. Smoking counseling practices of physicians in the United Arab Emirates. Glob Health Promot 2011; 17:5-14. [DOI: 10.1177/1757975910383926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background. Despite the cost effectiveness of physician smoking cessation counseling, many physicians do not adhere to current clinical practice guidelines. Methods. A cross-sectional mail survey was conducted in a sample of general practitioners in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), emirates of Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, to document cessation-counseling practices and identify correlates of these activities. Results. Of 391 eligible GPs, 218 (56%) completed the questionnaire. Despite favorable beliefs/attitudes about cessation counseling, less than half of GPs (47%) indicated that they have the skills to help their patients quit smoking and only 24% knew of community resources to refer patients to. GPs who perceived physician barriers in offering smoking counseling as very important were significantly less likely to ascertain smoking status of most of their patients (OR: 0.28, 95% CI: 0.09,0.88). Moreover, high self-efficacy and favorable beliefs/attitudes were significantly associated with high level of counseling completeness (OR: 4.44, 95% CI: 1.21, 16.37; OR: 3.78, 95% CI: 1.25, 11.35; respectively). Conclusion. Support, training and intervention programs to overcome lack of awareness and knowledge, unfavorable beliefs/attitudes, and low self-efficacy could increase and enhance cessation-counseling practices among general practitioners in the UAE.
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- Manal A. Awad
- College of Dentistry, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, P.O. Box: 27272, United Arab Emirates,
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- Department of Natural Science and Public Health, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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Meshefedjian GA, Gervais A, Tremblay M, Villeneuve D, O'Loughlin J. Physician smoking status may influence cessation counseling practices. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2010. [PMID: 21033533 DOI: 10.1007/bf03405288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Smoking cessation counseling practices may differ between physicians who smoke and those who have quit or never smoked. METHOD Of 917 general practitioners (GP) in Montreal mailed self-report questionnaires in 2000 and 2004, 610 provided data on their smoking status and counseling practices. RESULTS Seven percent were current smokers, 32% were former smokers, and 61% were never-smokers. Current smokers were more interested than never- or former smokers in learning about counseling methods (64%, 56%, 45%, respectively; p = 0.018). In multivariable analyses, current smokers were less likely than never-smokers to ascertain the smoking status of their patients (OR 0.6, 95% CI 0.2-1.6); to provide advice on how to quit (OR 0.6, 0.3-1.3); and to provide complete cessation counseling coverage (OR 0.5, 0.2-1.1). Former smokers were more likely to provide adjunct support (OR 1.5, 1.0-2.4). CONCLUSION GP smoking status was associated with the content of their cessation interventions with patients who smoke. Taking physician smoking status into consideration in the design of cessation training programs may improve cessation counseling interventions.
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- Garbis A Meshefedjian
- Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal, Direction de sante publique, Montréal, QC.
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Ferrer RL, Carrasco AV. Capability and clinical success. Ann Fam Med 2010; 8:454-60. [PMID: 20843888 PMCID: PMC2939422 DOI: 10.1370/afm.1163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2009] [Revised: 03/02/2010] [Accepted: 03/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Better outcomes for chronic diseases remain elusive because success depends on events outside the control of the health care system: patients' ability to mange their health behaviors and chronic diseases. Among the most powerful influences on self-management are the social and environmental constraints on healthy living, yet the clinical response to these environmental determinants is poorly developed. A potential approach for addressing social determinants in practice, as well as planning and evaluating community responses, is the capability framework. Defined as the real opportunity to achieve a desired lifestyle, capability focuses attention on the material conditions that constrain real opportunity and how opportunity emerges from the interaction between personal resources and the social environment. Using examples relevant to chronic disease and behavior change, we discuss the clinical application of the capability framework.
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- Robert L Ferrer
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900, USA.
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Muramoto ML, Lando H. Faculty development in tobacco cessation: training health professionals and promoting tobacco control in developing countries. Drug Alcohol Rev 2010; 28:498-506. [PMID: 19737208 DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00106.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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ISSUES Cessation programs are essential components of comprehensive tobacco control. Health-care providers, especially physicians, have major responsibility for role modeling and promoting cessation. For successful, sustainable cessation training programs, countries need health-care professionals with knowledge and skills to deliver and teach tobacco cessation. APPROACH Review literature relevant to faculty development in tobacco cessation and discuss its strategic potential in tobacco control. KEY FINDINGS Faculty development is essential for sustainable tobacco cessation training programs, and a potentially powerful strategy to shift professional and societal norms towards cessation and support of comprehensive tobacco control in countries with normative tobacco use and underdeveloped tobacco control programs. IMPLICATIONS Medical faculty are in a key position to influence tobacco cessation and control programs because of their roles as educators and researchers, receptivity to innovation and, influence on competencies and standards for medical education and practice. Faculty development programs must consider the number and type of faculty, and tobacco cessation curricula needed. Faculty development fosters the ability to institutionalise cessation education for students and community practitioners. Academic faculty are often leaders in their professional disciplines, influential in establishing clinical practice standards, and technical experts for government and other key health organisations. CONCLUSION Training health-care professional faculty to become knowledgeable and committed to tobacco cessation opens opportunities to promote cessation and shift professional and societal norms away from tobacco use.
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- Myra L Muramoto
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA.
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Tønnesen H, Faurschou P, Ralov H, Mølgaard-Nielsen D, Thomas G, Backer V. Risk reduction before surgery. The role of the primary care provider in preoperative smoking and alcohol cessation. BMC Health Serv Res 2010; 10:121. [PMID: 20462417 PMCID: PMC2882918 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2009] [Accepted: 05/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Daily smokers and hazardous drinkers are high-risk patients, developing 2-4 times more complications after surgery. Preoperative smoking and alcohol cessation for four to eight weeks prior to surgery halves this complication rate. The patients' preoperative contact with the surgical departments might be too brief for the hospital to initiate these programmes. Therefore, it was relevant to evaluate a new clinical practice which combined the general practitioner's (GP) referral to surgery with a referral to a smoking and alcohol intervention in the surgical pathway. METHODS The design was an exploratory prospective trial. The outcome measured was the number of patients referred to a preoperative smoking and alcohol cessation programme at the same time as being referred for elective surgery by their GP. The participants consisted of 72 high-risk patients who were referred for elective surgery by 47 local participating GPs. The GPs, nurses, and specialists in internal medicine, prehabilitation and surgery developed new clinical practice guidelines based on the literature and interviews with 11 local GPs about the specific barriers for implementing a smoking and alcohol cessation programme. The role of the GP was to be the gatekeeper: identifying daily smokers and hazardous drinkers when referring them to surgery; handing out information on risk reduction; and referring those patients identified to a preoperative smoking and alcohol cessation programme. The role of the hospital was to contact these patients to initiate smoking and alcohol cessation at the hospital out-patient clinic for life-style intervention. RESULTS The GPs increased their referral to the smoking and alcohol cessation programme from 0% to 10% (7/72 patients) in the study period. CONCLUSION The effect of the study was limited in integrating the efforts of primary care providers and hospital surgical departments in increasing the up-take of preoperative smoking and alcohol cessation programmes aimed at smokers and harmful drinkers referred for surgery. New strategies for cooperation between GPs and surgical departments are urgently needed. TRIAL REGISTRATION J.nr. 2005-54-1781 in Danish Data Protection Agency. J.nr. 07 268136 in Scientific Ethical Committee for Copenhagen and Frederiksberg Municipalities.
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- Hanne Tønnesen
- WHO-CC, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, Copenhagen, DK-2400 KBH NV, Denmark.
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Guo FR, Hung LY, Chang CJ, Leung KK, Chen CY. The evaluation of a Taiwanese training program in smoking cessation and the trainees' adherence to a practice guideline. BMC Public Health 2010; 10:77. [PMID: 20163745 PMCID: PMC2831032 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2008] [Accepted: 02/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background The Taiwanese government began reimbursement for smoking cessation in 2002. Certification from a training program was required for physicians who wanted reimbursement. The program certified 6,009 physicians till 2007. The objective of this study is to evaluate the short- and long term efficacy of the training program. Methods For short term evaluation, all trainees in 2007 were recruited. For long term evaluation, computer randomly selected 2,000 trainees who received training from 2002 to 2006 were recruited. Course satisfaction, knowledge, confidence in providing smoking cessation services and the adherence to a practice guideline were evaluated by questionnaires. Results Trainees reported high satisfaction with the training program. There was significant difference between pre- and post-test scores in knowledge. Confidence in providing services was lower in the long term evaluation compared to short term evaluation. For adherence to a practice guideline, 86% asked the status of smoking, 88% advised the smokers to quit, 76% assessed the smoker's willingness to quit, 59% assisted the smokers to quit, and 60% arranged follow-up visits for smokers. The incentive of reimbursement was the most significant factor affecting confidence and adherence. Conclusions The training program was satisfactory and effective. Adherence to a practice guideline in our study was better than studies without physician training in other countries.
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- Fei-Ran Guo
- Division of Geriatric Research, Institute of Population Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Schultz ASH, Hossain S, Johnson JL. Modeling influences on acute care nurses' engagement in tobacco use reduction. Res Nurs Health 2009; 32:621-33. [PMID: 19731248 DOI: 10.1002/nur.20349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Although nurses are encouraged to address patients' tobacco use, the integration of tobacco reduction into practice has not been consistent. An organizational behavior perspective was used to conceptualize hypothesized relationships among reported influencing factors (individual characteristics, role attitudes, perceived barriers, and workplace climate). Survey data collected at two Western Canadian hospitals (N = 214 nurses; 58% response) were used to test the model. The final model explained nearly 60% of variation in the nurses' tobacco reduction practice. Role attitude, perceived resource availability, co-worker's activities, and ability were the strongest contributors. Nurses' smoking status indirectly influenced practice through shaping role attitudes and perceived ability. Diverse leverage points to enhance nurses' involvement in patients' tobacco use were identified.
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- Annette S H Schultz
- Psychosocial Oncology and Cancer Nursing Research Group, Faculty of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Do the correlates of smoking cessation counseling differ across health professional groups? Nicotine Tob Res 2009; 11:1330-8. [DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntp142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Dozier AM, Ossip DJ, Diaz S, Sierra-Torres E, Quiñones de Monegro Z, Armstrong L, Chin NP, McIntosh S. Health care workers in the Dominican Republic: self-perceived role in smoking cessation. Eval Health Prof 2009; 32:144-64. [PMID: 19448160 DOI: 10.1177/0163278709333152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A Dominican Republic (DR)-based multi-community trial of smoking cessation viewed health care workers (HCWs) as potential interventionists. Effectively engaging them requires a clear understanding of their attitudes and practices regarding smoking. A Rapid Assessment Procedure, conducted among HCWs in six economically disadvantaged communities, included physicians, nurses, other health professionals, paraprofessionals, and lay workers. Attitudes and practices about smoking were consistent across the 82 HCWs and mostly reflected community views. HCWs lacked proactiveness related to smoking cessation and had a limited view of their role, attributing clients' quitting successes to personal will. Prior cessation training was limited, although interest was generally high. Material resources about smoking cessation were virtually absent. DR HCWs' views represented features both distinct from and common to HCWs elsewhere. Any intervention with HCWs must first raise awareness before addressing their role in smoking cessation, discussing implementation barriers, and include training and materials about risks and effective interventions.
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- Ann M Dozier
- Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.
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Pisinger C, Jorgensen MM, Moller NE, Dossing M, Jorgensen T. A cluster randomized trial in general practice with referral to a group-based or an internet-based smoking cessation programme. J Public Health (Oxf) 2009; 32:62-70. [DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdp072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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McIvor A, Kayser J, Assaad JM, Brosky G, Demarest P, Desmarais P, Hampson C, Khara M, Pathammavong R, Weinberg R. Best practices for smoking cessation interventions in primary care. Can Respir J 2009; 16:129-34. [PMID: 19707607 PMCID: PMC2734439 DOI: 10.1155/2009/412385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In Canada, smoking is the leading preventable cause of premature death. Family physicians and nurse practitioners are uniquely positioned to initiate smoking cessation. Because smoking is a chronic addiction, repeated, opportunity-based interventions are most effective in addressing physical dependence and modifying deeply ingrained patterns of beliefs and behaviour. However, only a small minority of family physicians provide thorough smoking cessation counselling and less than one-half offer adjunct support to patients. OBJECTIVE To identify the key steps family physicians and nurse practitioners can take to strengthen effective smoking cessation interventions for their patients. METHODS A multidisciplinary panel of health care practitioners involved with smoking cessation from across Canada was convened to discuss best practices derived from international guidelines, including those from the United States, Europe, and Australia, and other relevant literature. The panellists subsequently refined their findings in the form of the present article. RESULTS The present paper outlines best practices for brief and effective counselling for, and treatment of, tobacco addiction. By adopting a simple series of questions, taking 30 s to 3 min to complete, health care professionals can initiate smoking cessation interventions. Integrating these strategies into daily practice provides opportunities to significantly improve the quality and duration of patients' lives. CONCLUSION Tobacco addiction is the most important preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in Canada. Family physicians, nurse practitioners and other front-line health care professionals are well positioned to influence and assist their patients in quitting, thereby reducing the burden on both personal health and the public health care system.
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- Andrew McIvor
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario.
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Ulbricht S, Baumeister SE, Meyer C, Schmidt CO, Schumann A, Rumpf HJ, John U. Does the smoking status of general practitioners affect the efficacy of smoking cessation counselling? PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2009; 74:23-28. [PMID: 18818045 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.07.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2008] [Revised: 07/22/2008] [Accepted: 07/22/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the association between the smoking status of general practitioners (GPs) and abstinence rates among patients receiving GP-delivered brief advice for smoking cessation. METHODS A quasi-experimental multilevel study with follow-up assessments at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after baseline was conducted using a random sample of 39 general practices in a defined area (participation rate=87.2%). Patients aged 18-70 were consecutively screened for smoking status (n=11,560) over the course of 3 weeks and were assigned to a control group (week 1), a computer expert system intervention (week 2), or a personal counselling intervention with the GP (week 3). For the current analysis, patients participating in study week 2 were excluded. A total of 1260 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria and 80.2% took part: 609 patients in study week 1 and 402 patients from study week 3. GPs participated in a training session concerning smoking counselling, which was held between study weeks 2 and 3. Self-reported 4-week and 6-month prolonged abstinence measures at the 6-, 12-, 18-, and 24-month follow-ups were assessed. RESULTS The smoking status of the GP was neither significantly related to 4-week prolonged abstinence nor 6-month prolonged abstinence among patients in a main effects model. Further modelling revealed that the intervention group modified the effect of the non-smoking status of the GP on the likelihood to quit smoking. A significant interactive effect was found between the non-smoking status of the GP and the intervention group on both abstinence measures. CONCLUSION The non-smoking status of the GP had a positive effect among counselled patients. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS The consideration of lifestyle behavioural variables such as the smoking status of the GP will be essential for further research concerning the efficacy of smoking interventions.
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- Sabina Ulbricht
- Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Greifswald, Walther-Rathenau-Strasse 48, Greifswald, Germany.
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Amodei N, Lamb RJ. Over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy: can its impact on smoking cessation be enhanced? PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS 2008; 22:472-85. [PMID: 19071972 PMCID: PMC3577424 DOI: 10.1037/0893-164x.22.4.472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) are efficacious smoking-cessation aids. However, only minimal increases in smoking cessation followed NRTs being made available over-the-counter (OTC), which presumably made these treatments more readily available. To better understand why the United States did not experience improvements in smoking cessation following the OTC availability of NRTs, it is useful to review factors that determine NRT's impact on smoking cessation and how these factors played out with the introduction of OTC NRT. The authors contend that for NRTs to have a greater impact on public health, increases are needed in the number of individuals making a quit attempt, the proportion using NRTs in a quit attempt, and the effectiveness of each quit attempt. Even small increases in the impact of OTC NRTs could yield significant benefits in terms of morbidity and mortality. The remainder of this article provides examples of interventions designed to target each of the aforementioned factors individually as well as examples of interventions that link increased cessation attempts, increased NRT reach, and increased NRT efficacy in order to synergistically enhance the impact of OTC NRTs.
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- Nancy Amodei
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.
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Sauvageau C, Groulx S, Pelletier A, Ouakki M, Dubé E. [Do you counsel your patients on their health behaviors?]. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2008. [PMID: 18435387 DOI: 10.1007/bf03403737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To document counselling practices of general practitioners concerning lifestyle habits in the Capitale-Nationale region (Quebec City and area), from the patient's perspective. METHOD A cross-sectional telephone survey was carried out in 2006 among 482 patients (18-74 years of age) recruited in 11 medical clinics employing 84 general practitioners. RESULTS At the visit immediately following the recruitment, 37% of participants reported having discussed smoking with their physician, 10% fruit and vegetable consumption and 33% physical activity. The prevalence of counselling on lifestyle habits increased as a function of pre-existing pathology. Participants said they were favourable to receiving advice on their habits in a proportion that varied from 82% (walk-in clinics) to 99% (health check) and 85% of them would modify their lifestyle habits if the advice was given by a physician (only 76% among smokers, p < 0.0001). DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION Even if they play a key role in chronic disease prevention, lifestyle habits were discussed in only 10 to 37% of medical visits and especially with patients who already had chronic disease or associated risk factors. Patients were very receptive to receiving advice on their lifestyle habits, even in walk-in clinics. It is now imperative to support general practitioners in the promotion of healthy lifestyle habits with all patients.
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Meyer C, Ulbricht S, Baumeister SE, Schumann A, Rüge J, Bischof G, Rumpf HJ, John U. Proactive interventions for smoking cessation in general medical practice: a quasi-randomized controlled trial to examine the efficacy of computer-tailored letters and physician-delivered brief advice. Addiction 2008; 103:294-304. [PMID: 17995993 PMCID: PMC2253708 DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02031.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS To test the efficacy of (i) computer-generated tailored letters and (ii) practitioner-delivered brief advice for smoking cessation against an assessment-only condition; and to compare both interventions directly. DESIGN Quasi-randomized controlled trial. SETTING A total of 34 randomly selected general practices from a German region (participation rate 87%). PARTICIPANTS A total of 1499 consecutive patients aged 18-70 years with daily cigarette smoking (participation rate 80%). INTERVENTIONS The tailored letters intervention group received up to three individualized personal letters. Brief advice was delivered during routine consultation by the practitioner after an onsite training session. Both interventions were based on the Transtheoretical Model of behaviour change. MEASUREMENTS Self-reported point prevalence and prolonged abstinence at 6-, 12-, 18- and 24-month follow-ups. FINDINGS Among participants completing the last follow-up, 6-month prolonged abstinence was 18.3% in the tailored letters intervention group, 14.8% in the brief advice intervention group and 10.5% in the assessment-only control group. Assuming those lost to follow-up to be smokers, the rates were 10.2%, 9.7% and 6.7%, respectively. Analyses including all follow-ups confirmed statistically significant effects of both interventions compared to assessment only. Using complete case analysis, the tailored letters intervention was significantly more effective than brief advice for 24-hour [odds ratio (OR) = 1.4; P = 0.047] but not for 7-day point prevalence abstinence (OR = 1.4; P = 0.068) for prolonged abstinence, or for alternative assumptions about participants lost to follow-up. CONCLUSIONS The study demonstrated long-term efficacy of low-cost interventions for smoking cessation in general practice. The interventions are suitable to reach entire populations of general practices and smoking patients. Computer-generated letters are a promising option to overcome barriers to provide smoking cessation counselling routinely.
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- Christian Meyer
- Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
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- University of Greifswald, Department of Epidemiology and Social MedicineGreifswald, Germany
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- University of Greifswald, Department of Epidemiology and Social MedicineGreifswald, Germany
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- Bremen Institute for Prevention Research and Social MedicineBremen, Germany
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- University of Greifswald, Department of Epidemiology and Social MedicineGreifswald, Germany
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- University of Lübeck, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Research Group S:TEP (Substance Abuse: Treatment, Epidemiology and Prevention)Lübeck, Germany
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- University of Lübeck, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Research Group S:TEP (Substance Abuse: Treatment, Epidemiology and Prevention)Lübeck, Germany
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- University of Greifswald, Department of Epidemiology and Social MedicineGreifswald, Germany
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Meyer C, Ulbricht S, Schumann A, Rüge J, Rumpf HJ, John U. Proaktive Interventionen zur Förderung der Tabakabstinenz in der hausärztlichen Praxis. PRAVENTION UND GESUNDHEITSFORDERUNG 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s11553-007-0092-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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O'Loughlin J, Makni H, Tremblay M, Karp I. Gender differences among general practitioners in smoking cessation counseling practices. Prev Med 2007; 45:208-14. [PMID: 17631386 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2006] [Revised: 06/06/2007] [Accepted: 06/07/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe gender differences in smoking cessation counseling practices among general practitioners (GPs), and to investigate the association between training for cessation counseling and counseling practices according to gender. METHODS Data were collected in two cross-sectional mail surveys conducted in independent random samples of GPs in Montreal, the first in 1998, and the second in 2000. RESULTS Respondents included 653 GPs (71% of 916 eligible). All indicators of smoking cessation counseling practices were more favorable among female GPs. Higher proportions of female GPs had received training (28% vs. 17%, p=0.002), and were aware of mailed print educational materials related to cessation counseling (81% vs. 57%, p<0.0001). Training among male GPs was associated with higher scores for ascertainment of smoking status (odds ratio (OR) (95% confidence interval)=1.69 (0.97, 2.96)), provision of advice (OR=2.20 (1.23, 3.95)), and provision of adjunct support (OR=2.86 (1.58, 5.16)). Training was not associated with counseling practices among female GPs. CONCLUSIONS Female GPs may not benefit from formal cessation counseling training to the same extent as male GPs, possibly because they read and integrate the content of (easily available) print educational materials into their clinical practice to a greater extent than male GPs. The gender-specific impact of print educational material and formal training on cessation counseling should be evaluated among GPs.
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- Jennifer O'Loughlin
- CR-CHUM and Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montreal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Awad MA, O'Loughlin J. Physician delivery of smoking prevention counseling to young patients in the United Arab Emirates. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2007; 67:151-6. [PMID: 17442528 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2006] [Revised: 03/04/2007] [Accepted: 03/05/2007] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the delivery of smoking preventive counseling to preadolescent, adolescent, and young adult patients in an Arab population, and to examine counseling behavior according to physician demographic characteristics and perceived barriers to counseling. METHODS A cross-sectional mail survey was carried out among general practitioners (GPs) in private practice in the Emirates of Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. RESULTS Of 391 eligible GPs, 218 (56%) completed the questionnaire. Overall 29, 50 and 65% of GPs offered preventive advice to preadolescents (9-12 years), adolescents (13-19 years) and young adults (20-24 years), respectively. Lack of patient educational materials was cited by 71.8% of GPs as a very important barrier to offering smoking prevention counseling, followed by lack of community resources (66.5%) and lack of time (62.2%). Older age, male gender, and having knowledge of the stages of change were positively associated with offering preventive advice. CONCLUSION Physician self-reports of their smoking prevention counseling practices suggest there is opportunity for improvement. More training and support is needed to improve and encourage physician adherence to current smoking prevention counseling guidelines. PRACTICE IMPLICATION More research is needed to determine the most effective method to improve delivery of preventive care by GPs, and to communicate appropriate preventive or cessation messages.
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- Manal A Awad
- College of Dentistry, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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Garg A, Serwint JR, Higman S, Kanof A, Schell D, Colon I, Butz AM. Self-efficacy for smoking cessation counseling parents in primary care: an office-based intervention for pediatricians and family physicians. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2007; 46:252-7. [PMID: 17416882 DOI: 10.1177/0009922806290694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Few pediatricians or family physicians routinely counsel parental smokers to quit smoking. Poor self-efficacy in smoking cessation counseling skills may be one barrier to counseling. Analysis of self-efficacy scores of physicians participating in the Clean Air for Healthy Children program demonstrates that pediatricians had higher self-efficacy scores for explaining the health risks of environmental tobacco smoke on children (P < .05); family physicians had higher self-efficacy scores for smoking cessation counseling knowledge (P < .05). Posttraining, both pediatricians and family physicians who participated in an office-based smoking cessation counseling program had significantly higher scores in all 4 self-efficacy domains (P < .01).
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- Arvin Garg
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
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Underner M, Ingrand P, Allouch A, Laforgue AV, Migeot V, Defossez G, Meurice JC. Influence du tabagisme des médecins généralistes sur leur pratique du conseil minimal d’aide à l’arrêt du tabac. Rev Mal Respir 2006; 23:426-9. [PMID: 17314741 DOI: 10.1016/s0761-8425(06)71812-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to establish whether family physicians are influenced by their own smoking habits when issuing prevention messages to patients who smoke. METHODS 257 Family physicians of the Vienne Department answered a survey (participation rate: 70%) investigating their own smoking habits and how they approach patients who smoke. RESULTS The prevalence of smoking among respondents was 26%; 30% were ex-smokers and 44% had never smoked. Regular smokers (16%) generally smoked 15 cigarettes a day and 49% were nicotine dependent--15% highly so. When consulting, 44% of doctors stated that they systematically addressed smoking habits and 41% declared that they gave minimal smoking cessation advice. Doctors who smoke were less prone to ask their patients whether they smoke (p = 0.036) and whether they had considered quitting (p = 0.045). Unlike those who didn't smoke or had quit smoking, doctors who smoke often believed that their smoking habits had no impact on their relationship with the patients or that it might even make communication with the patient easier (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Family physicians' smoking habits have an impact on their interaction with patients who smoke. This must be taken into account in training sessions for smoking cessation.
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- M Underner
- Centre de Tabacologie, CHU de Poitiers, France.
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Ulbricht S, Meyer C, Schumann A, Rumpf HJ, Hapke U, John U. Provision of smoking cessation counseling by general practitioners assisted by training and screening procedure. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2006; 63:232-8. [PMID: 16531000 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2005.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2005] [Revised: 11/04/2005] [Accepted: 11/04/2005] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine which counseling behavior among GPs can be achieved after counseling training when organizational support is provided. METHODS A random sample of 39 general practices was drawn, 34 took part. GPs received a pre-study assessment followed by a training session for smoking counseling. All patients showing up during a period of 1 week were asked about smoking status. Current smokers, aged 18-70 years were eligible (N=551), 81.8% participated. A documentation sheet, filled in by a study nurse transferred smoking-related information about patient to the GP. GPs were advised to fill in a post-counseling assessment for every patient. A post-study assessment with the GPs was conducted. RESULTS Frequent barriers for smoking counseling were lack of time and the assumption that patients were not motivated to quit. The GP's documented smoking counseling in 96.0%. The patients (87.8%) could be thoroughly counseled. Younger age of the GP, a high number of patients and the contemplation stage quitting smoking were predictors for realizing counseling. 79.3% of the GPs assessed the procedure to be practicable. CONCLUSIONS Smoking counseling in the general practice is feasible. PRACTICE IMPLICATION Involving staff in the screening procedure may support counseling activity of the GP.
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- Sabina Ulbricht
- Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Greifswald, Walther-Rathenau-Str. 48, 17487 Greifswald, Germany.
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Schnoll RA, Rukstalis M, Wileyto EP, Shields AE. Smoking cessation treatment by primary care physicians: An update and call for training. Am J Prev Med 2006; 31:233-9. [PMID: 16905034 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2006.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2006] [Revised: 03/31/2006] [Accepted: 05/01/2006] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Public health and government organizations have invested considerably to increase physician adherence to smoking-cessation practice guidelines. METHODS A random sample of 2000 U.S. primary care physicians was ascertained from the American Medical Association (AMA) in 2002. Respondents (n = 1120, 62.3%) provided self-reported data about individual and practice characteristics and smoking-cessation practices. Data were analyzed in 2005. RESULTS Most primary care physicians (75%) advised cessation, 64% recommended nicotine patches, 67% recommended bupropion, 32% recommended nicotine gum, 10% referred to cessation experts, and 26% referred to cessation programs "often or always." Advising cessation was related to being older, having a faculty appointment, having trained staff for smoking counseling, and having confidence to counsel patients about smoking. Physicians who were internists, younger, and those with greater confidence to counsel patients about smoking recommended nicotine replacement more often. Prescribing bupropion was less common among older physicians, in the Northeast, with trained staff available for counseling, and with a greater proportion of minority or Medicaid patients. Prescribing bupropion was more common among AMA-member physicians and physicians with greater confidence to counsel patients about smoking. Providing a referral to an outside expert or program was more common among female physicians, and physicians in the Northeast or West, with larger clinical practices, and with trained staff for cessation counseling. CONCLUSIONS Current physician self-reported practices for smoking cessation suggest opportunity for improvement. Targeted efforts to educate and support subsets of primary care physicians may improve physician adherence and smoking outcomes.
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- Robert A Schnoll
- Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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Vogt F, Hall S, Marteau TM. General practitioners' and family physicians' negative beliefs and attitudes towards discussing smoking cessation with patients: a systematic review. Addiction 2005; 100:1423-31. [PMID: 16185204 DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01221.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 221] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the proportion of general practitioners (GPs) and family physicians (FPs) with negative beliefs and attitudes towards discussing smoking cessation with patients. METHODS A systematic review. STUDY SELECTION All studies published in English, in peer-reviewed journals, which allowed the extraction of the proportion of GPs and FPs with negative beliefs and attitudes towards discussing smoking cessation. DATA SYNTHESIS Negative beliefs and attitudes were extracted and categorised. Proportions were synthesized giving greater weight to those obtained from studies with larger samples. Those assessed in two or more studies are reported. RESULTS Across 19 studies, eight negative beliefs and attitudes were identified. While the majority of GPs and FPs do not have negative beliefs and attitudes towards discussing smoking with their patients, a sizeable minority do. The most common negative beliefs were that such discussions were too time-consuming (weighted proportion: 42%) and were ineffective (38%). Just over a quarter (22%) of physicians reported lacking confidence in their ability to discuss smoking with their patients, 18% felt such discussions were unpleasant, 16% lacked confidence in their knowledge, and relatively few considered discussing smoking outside of their professional duty (5%), or that this intruded upon patients' privacy (5%), or that such discussion were inappropriate (3%). CONCLUSIONS In addition to providing skills training, interventions designed to increase the implementation of smoking cessation interventions by primary care physicians may be more effective if they address a range of commonly held negative beliefs and attitudes towards discussing smoking cessation. These include beliefs and values that influence primary care physicians' judgements about whether discussing smoking is an effective use of their time.
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- Florian Vogt
- Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Psychology at Guy's, Health Psychology Section, King's College London, London, UK
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Gorin SS, Heck JE. Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Tobacco Counseling by Health Care Providers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004. [DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.2012.13.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Given the proportion of American adults who smoke, even if health professionals only have a small effect on quit rates, the public health impact of this change could potentially be enormous. Yet, health care providers may differ in their cessation efficacy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate recent rigorous trials of smoking cessation counseling among physicians, nurses, dentists, and teams of providers: (1) to compare providers on the efficacy of cessation and (2)to determine which intervention and study characteristics explain variations in intervention effects. Thirty-seven randomized clinical trials or quasi-experiments (with control groups) of health care provider–delivered smoking cessation interventions, out of over 200 articles that were published between 1990 and 2004 were collected through searches of Medline, CINAHL, PSYCINFO, and dissertation abstracts, as well as hand searches. The outcome modeled was the mean difference between intervention and control groups in the cessation rates using Hedges g. The univariate results revealed that receiving advice from any health care professional produced increases in quit rates. Multivariate analyses of intervention effects on cessation revealed that physicians were most effective, followed by multiprovider teams, dentists, and nurses. The findings suggest that contact with a health care professional will increase cessation; however, additional training in tobacco control for nurses is warranted. Longer-term studies of smoking cessation, particularly among dentists, are necessary.
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- Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin
- 1Department of Health and Behavior Studies,
- 2Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, and
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- 3Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York
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Cabana MD, Rand C, Slish K, Nan B, Davis MM, Clark N. Pediatrician self-efficacy for counseling parents of asthmatic children to quit smoking. Pediatrics 2004; 113:78-81. [PMID: 14702452 DOI: 10.1542/peds.113.1.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Although environmental tobacco smoke is a common trigger for asthma exacerbations in children, pediatricians infrequently counsel parents who smoke to quit. High physician self-efficacy, or self-confidence, in the ability to counsel parents about smoking cessation is associated with increased physician screening and counseling on this topic. However, it is not clear which factors are associated with high physician self-efficacy for counseling, such as previous training in smoking-cessation counseling or number of years in pediatric practice. OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with high levels of physician self-efficacy for 4 skills associated with smoking-cessation counseling. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. PARTICIPANTS A national random sample of 829 primary care pediatricians. RESULTS The response rate was 55% (457 of 829). The percentage of physicians with high levels of self-efficacy for screening parents and screening patients to identify smokers was 87% and 84%, respectively. The percentage of physicians with high levels of self-efficacy for counseling parents and patients was 59% for both groups. The presence of previous training in smoking-cessation counseling was associated with high levels of self-efficacy for all 4 skills including inquiring about an asthma patient's smoking status (odds ratio [OR]: 3.91; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.63, 9.37); inquiring about a parent's smoking status (OR: 2.51; 95% CI: 1.09, 5.75); counseling a patient to quit smoking (OR: 5.30; 95% CI: 3.02, 9.31); and counseling a parent to quit (OR: 4.96; 95% CI: 2.85, 8.61). Years since completion of residency were not associated with high self-efficacy. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that formal training in smoking cessation has a significant impact on physician self-efficacy related to smoking cessation throughout a physician's career.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael D Cabana
- Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0456, USA.
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