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Published on: January 10, 2015
Emergency department-initiated tobacco dependence treatment
Michael E Anders1, Christine E Sheffer, Claudia P Barone
1Department of Respiratory and Surgical Technology, College of Health Related Professions, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA. MA@uams.edu
Objective:
To examine the feasibility of a fax referral program to increase enrollment in tobacco dependence treatment in emergency department (ED) patients.
Methods:
The control group received quit advice and printed information; the intervention group also received a faxed referral that generated telephone contacts.
Results:
Treatment enrollment was higher in the intervention group (13.5% vs 2.7%). Only the faxed referral was associated with treatment enrollment.
Conclusions:
An ED intervention is feasible. Faxed referral resulted in a 5-fold increase in tobacco treatment enrollment. The ED may be an opportune setting to facilitate smoking-cessation behavior change among lower income, underserved patients.
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