Development and Demonstration of Tobacco Treatment Measures for Cancer Registries: Novel Metrics for Quality Improvement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals undergoing cancer treatment have better outcomes when they discontinue tobacco use. Few cancer centers systematically provide evidence-based cessation services. As part of a national quality improvement initiative [Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3i)], we collaborated with our cancer registry to develop and implement two tobacco treatment metrics for tracking the provision of behavioral support and pharmacotherapy.

Methods

Post-development, the tobacco treatment metrics were integrated into the registry for all future patients. We used means and frequencies to summarize tobacco treatment for cases treated between 2017 and 2019, coinciding with the timeframe of C3i participation.

Results

Of 17,735 cancer cases reviewed, both measures were ca

SUBMITTER: Hutcheson TD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10524488 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature