Feasibility of Implementing a Hospital-Based "Opt-Out" Tobacco-Cessation Service.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the feasibility and outcomes of implementing a hospital-based "opt-out" tobacco-cessation service.

Methods

In 2014, the Medical University of South Carolina adopted a policy that all hospitalized patients who self-report using tobacco be referred to tobacco-cessation service. This is a descriptive study of a real-world effort to implement guidelines for a hospital-based cessation service consistent with Joint Commission's standards. Between February 2014 and May 2015, 42 061 adults were admitted to the Medical University of South Carolina Hospital. Eligible current cigarette smokers were referred to the tobacco-cessation service, which consisted of a bedside consult and phone follow-up 3, 14, and 30 days after hospital discharge using interactive-voice-re

SUBMITTER: Nahhas GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10615132 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature