Warm Handoff Versus Fax Referral for Linking Hospitalized Smokers to Quitlines.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Few hospitals treat patients' tobacco dependence. To be effective, hospital-initiated cessation interventions must provide at least 1 month of supportive contact post-discharge.

Study design

Individually randomized clinical trial. Recruitment commenced July 2011; analyses were conducted October 2014-June 2015.

Setting/participants

The study was conducted in two large Midwestern hospitals. Participants included smokers who were aged ≥18 years, planned to stay quit after discharge, and spoke English or Spanish.

Intervention

Hospital-based cessation counselors delivered the intervention. For patients randomized to warm handoff, staff immediately called the quitline from the bedside and handed the phone to participants for enrollment and counseling. Pa

SUBMITTER: Richter KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5031370 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature