Tobacco Use Screening and Counseling During Hospital Outpatient Visits Among US Adults, 2005–2010
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INTRODUCTION Physicians and health care providers play an important role in educating their patients about the health risks of tobacco use and in providing effective cessation interventions. Little is known about these practices in hospital outpatient settings. The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence, correlates, and trends of tobacco use screening and cessation assistance offered to US adults during their hospital outpatient clinic visits. METHODS Data for aggregated hospital outpatient visits among patients aged 18 years or older (N = 148,727) from the 2005-2010 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey were analyzed. Tobacco use screening was defined as documentation of screening for either current tobacco use (cigarettes, cigars, snuff, or chewing tobacco) or no current use on the patient record form. Tobacco cessation assistance was defined as documentation of either tobacco counseling or cessation medications. RESULTS Tobacco use screening was reported for 63.0% (estimated 271 million visits) of hospital outpatient visits, and cessation assistance was reported for 24.5% (estimated 17.1 million visits) of visits among current tobacco users. From 2005 through 2010, tobacco use screening (P for trend = .06) and cessation assistance (P for trend = .17) did not change significantly. CONCLUSION From 2005 through 2010, more than one-third of hospital outpatient visits had no screening for tobacco use, and among current tobacco users, only 1 in 4 received any cessation assistance. Health care providers should consistently identify and document their patients' tobacco use status and provide them with appropriate tobacco cessation assistance. Opportunities also exist to expand the coverage for tobacco cessation.
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Erratum, Vol. 12, August 20 Release
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.5888/pcd12.140529.]. In the article “Tobacco Use Screening and Counseling During Hospital Outpatient Visits Among US Adults, 2005–2010,” the caption for Figure 2 was incorrectly phrased by the author. The original caption read as follows: “Percentage of cessation assistance (counseling, or medications, or both) ordered or provided during hospital outpatient vi...
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