Impact of a Rheumatology Clinic Protocol on Tobacco Cessation Quit Line Referrals.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Smoking increases cardiopulmonary and rheumatic disease risk, yet tobacco cessation intervention is rare in rheumatology clinics. This study aimed to implement a rheumatology staff-driven protocol, Quit Connect, to increase the rate of electronic referrals (e-referrals) to free, state-run tobacco quit lines.

Methods

We conducted a quasi-experimental cohort study of Quit Connect at 3 rheumatology clinics comparing tobacco quit line referrals from 4 baseline years to referrals during a 6-month intervention period. Nurses and medical assistants were trained to use 2 standardized electronic health record (EHR) prompts to check readiness to quit smoking within 30 days, advise cessation, and connect patients using tobacco quit line e-referral orders. Our objective was to

SUBMITTER: Bartels CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8492788 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature