Smoking-cessation e-referrals: a national dental practice-based research network randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco use is still the leading preventable cause of death and morbidity in the U.S. Web-assisted tobacco interventions are an effective but underutilized tool in assisting smokers with quitting. The dental visit is an excellent opportunity to assist smokers in quitting by referring them to these tobacco-cessation online programs.

Purpose

The study purpose was to test two patient referral methods-paper referrals (information prescriptions) versus paper plus e-referrals-to a web-assisted smoking-cessation induction system.

Design

RCT that used implementation research methods.

Participants/setting

A total of 100 community-based dental practices were enrolled and 1814 smokers were referred to the web-assisted tobacco induction system.

Intervention</

SUBMITTER: Ray MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4077270 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature