An Analysis of Inpatient Tobacco Use Treatment Transition to Telehealth.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many tobacco users increased their tobacco use, and calls to quitlines decreased. Among inpatients, the pandemic also necessitated a rapid transition of intensive tobacco use counseling to telehealth counseling. No data exist comparing the outcomes of telehealth inpatient counseling with in-person (pre-telehealth) counseling.

Aims and methods

We examined inpatient data from a large tobacco treatment program (TTP) during two comparable time periods 04/01/2019-09/30/2019 (pre-telehealth) and 04/01/2020-09/30/2020 (telehealth). The pre-telehealth and telehealth populations were compared using Pearson's chi-square test for homogeneity on each populations' patient, visit, and medication acceptance characteristics. Reach to "current tobac

SUBMITTER: Shoenbill KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8962722 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature