2024
Implementation of an “opt-out” tobacco treatment program in six hospitals in South Carolina
Cummings K, Talbot V, Roberson A, Bliss A, Likins E, Brownstein N, Stansell S, Adams-Ludd D, Harris B, Louder D, McCutcheon E, Zebian R, Rojewski A, Toll B. Implementation of an “opt-out” tobacco treatment program in six hospitals in South Carolina. BMC Health Services Research 2024, 24: 741. PMID: 38886764, PMCID: PMC11184783, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11205-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-discharge follow-up callsTobacco treatment programFollow-up callsEnhance careBasic careSmoking statusConsultation visitTobacco treatment specialistStop Smoking ServicesStop smoking medicationsAssess smoking statusResultsSmoking prevalenceSmoking ServicesMedical University of South CarolinaSmoking medicationsIntervention groupQuit ratesTreatment deliveryTreatment specialistsSurveyed patientsDaily smokersHigh caseloadsUniversity of South CarolinaHospital dischargeSouth Carolina
2023
Is hospitalization a missed opportunity to intervene on tobacco cessation?
Nielsen E, Zhang J, Marsden J, Bays C, Moran W, Mauldin P, Lenert L, Toll B, Schreiner A, Heincelman M. Is hospitalization a missed opportunity to intervene on tobacco cessation? The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 2023, 367: 89-94. PMID: 38043793, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2023.11.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTobacco cessationNRT prescriptionCurrent smokersTobacco usePatient-centered medical homeStudy periodNicotine replacement therapy productsRetrospective cohort studyPrimary care physiciansLogistic regression modelsProportion of adultsHealth-related changesAdult patientsCohort studyHospital dischargeMost patientsCare physiciansElevated morbidityMedical homeHospitalizationSmokersPatientsCessationPrescriptionTeachable moment