Effectiveness of a hospital-initiated smoking cessation programme: 2-year health and healthcare outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco-related illnesses are leading causes of death and healthcare use. Our objective was to determine whether implementation of a hospital-initiated smoking cessation intervention would reduce mortality and downstream healthcare usage.

Methods

A 2-group effectiveness study was completed comparing patients who received the 'Ottawa Model' for Smoking Cessation intervention (n=726) to usual care controls (n=641). Participants were current smokers, >17 years old, and recruited during admission to 1 of 14 participating hospitals in Ontario, Canada. Baseline data were linked to healthcare administrative data. Competing-risks regression analysis was used to compare outcomes between groups.

Results

The intervention group experienced significantly lower rates of

SUBMITTER: Mullen KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5543264 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature