Rheumatologists Modestly More Likely to Counsel Smokers in Visits Without Rheumatoid Arthritis Control: An Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), smoking increases risk of severe RA and pulmonary and cardiovascular disease. Despite this, little is known about smoking cessation counseling by rheumatologists.

Objectives

We examined predictors of tobacco counseling in RA patients who smoke including the effect of perceived RA control. We hypothesized that patients with controlled RA would receive more counseling according to the competing demands model, which explains that preventive care gaps occur as a result of competing provider, patient, and clinic factors.

Methods

This secondary data analysis involved RA patients with an additional cardiovascular disease risk factor identified in an academic medical center 2004-2011. Trained abstractors assessed docum

SUBMITTER: Vreede AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5590221 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature