Examining sustainability in a hospital setting: case of smoking cessation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Ottawa Model of Smoking Cessation (OMSC) is a hospital-based smoking cessation program that is expanding across Canada. While the short-term effectiveness of hospital cessation programs has been documented, less is known about long-term sustainability. The purpose of this exploratory study was to understand how hospitals using the OMSC were addressing sustainability and determine if there were critical factors or issues that should be addressed as the program expanded.

Methods

Six hospitals that differed on OMSC program activities (identify and document smokers, advise quitting, provide medication, and offer follow-up) were intentionally selected, and two key informants per hospital were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. Key informants were

SUBMITTER: Campbell S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3184081 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature