The QUIT-PRIMO provider-patient Internet-delivered smoking cessation referral intervention: a cluster-randomized comparative effectiveness trial: study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although screening for tobacco use is increasing with electronic health records and standard protocols, other tobacco-control activities, such as referral of patients to cessation resources, is quite low. In the QUIT-PRIMO study, an online referral portal will allow providers to enter smokers' email addresses into the system. Upon returning home, the smokers will receive automated emails providing education about tobacco cessation and encouragement to use the patient smoking cessation website (with interactive tools, educational resources, motivational email messages, secure messaging with a tobacco treatment specialist, and online support group).

Methods

The informatics system will be evaluated in a comparative effectiveness trial of 160 community-based primary c

SUBMITTER: Houston TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2998448 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature