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- Title
Computerized assessment of surgical patients for tobacco use: accuracy and acceptability.
- Authors
Luke Wolfenden; Angela Dalton; Jenny Bowman; Jenny Knight; Sally Burrows; John Wiggers
- Abstract
: Background Despite increased risks of postoperative complications among patients who use tobacco, a number of barriers hinder the systematic identification of surgical patients who smoke. The study investigated the accuracy and acceptability of a patient-completed touchscreen computer program, which assessed patient smoking status during attendance at a surgical pre-operative clinic. : Methods One thousand and four patients participated in the study and completed a touchscreen computer smoking assessment program. : Results The sensitivity and specificity measures of the computerized assessment were 93% and 95% respectively. Patients, and clinic receptionists, nurses and anaesthetists found the touchscreen computer-based assessment acceptable. : Conclusions The findings suggest that computerized assessment of smoking status is an accurate and acceptable way to identify tobacco users in a pre-operative clinic setting.
- Subjects
CIGARETTE smokers; SURGICAL complications; HP Touchscreen computers; PATIENTS; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Journal of Public Health, 2007, Vol 29, Issue 2, p183
- ISSN
1741-3842
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/pubmed/fdm015