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Marcia A Byers1, Patricia Wright, John Mick Tilford
1University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock (Drs Byers, Wright, Tilford, Matthews, and Mitchell); and Medical University of South Carolina, Professor, College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston (Dr Nemeth).
Abstract:
Smoking is a significant public health concern in the United States, yet 50% of patients do not receive recommended tobacco use screening and counseling. This project compared smoking cessation rates in newly reimbursable nurse-led wellness visits with rates in physician-led visits. Although the findings were not statistically significant, they suggested that smoking cessation is at least equivalent in patients who attend nurse-led visits compared with physician-led visits and may be higher.
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