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- Title
A Nurse-Managed Smoking Cessation Program for Hospitalized Smokers.
- Authors
Taylor, C. Barr; Miller, Nancy Houston; Herman, Steven; Smith, Patricia M.; Sobel, David; Fisher, Lynda; DeBusk, Robert F.
- Abstract
Objectives. This study evaluated a nurse-managed smoking cessation program for smokers hospitalized for a variety of conditions. Methods. Hospitalized patients who smoked prior to hospitalization and who were motivated to quit (n = 660) were randomized to intervention or usual-care groups and followed for the next year. The intervention included a meeting with the nurse-case manager, the use of a videotape, workbook, relaxation audiotape, and nicotine replacement therapy; and nurse-initiated phone contacts after discharge. Results. The 12-month confirmed cessation rates were 21% and 31% for, respectively, the usual-care and intervention groups (odds ratio = 1.7;95% confidence interval = 1.1, 2.3). Conclusions. A nurse-managed smoking cessation intervention can significantly increase cessation rates for hospitalized patients.
- Subjects
SMOKING cessation; NURSES; HOSPITAL patients; CIGARETTE smokers; INTERVENTION (Social services)
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 1996, Vol 86, Issue 11, p1557
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.86.11.1557