Electronic decision support for treatment of hospitalized smokers: A qualitative analysis of physicians ’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices

Hospitals are smoke-free environments and required to identify and offer treatment to smokers who are hospitalized. (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2009; Fiore et al., 2012; Williams et al., 2009). Inpatients undergo a period of enforced tobacco abstinence, providing a “teachable moment” (Boudreaux et al., 2012; Buchbinder et al., 2014; Lawson and Flocke, 2009) to initiate treatment and promote long-term abstinence. Furthermore, because many admissions are for tobacco-related conditions, these acute health events may provide sufficient motivation for smokers t o quit (Boudreaux et al., 2007).

Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - October 26, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Lauretta E. Grau, June Weiss, Teresa K. O ’Leary, Deepa Camenga, Steven L. Bernstein Tags: Full length article Source Type: research