ArticleJournal of public health management and practice : JPHMP
Evaluation of a Dedicated Tobacco Cessation Support Service for Thoracic Cancer Center Patients.
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- Understanding cancer patients' desire to quit tobacco without assistance: A mixed-methods study.Journal of health psychology · 2024Article
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- Tobacco Use and Tobacco Treatment Referral Response of Patients With Cancer: Implementation Outcomes at a National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center.JCO oncology practice · 2022Article
- Associations between cancer diagnosis and patients' responses to an inpatient tobacco treatment intervention.Cancer medicine · 2021Article
- Impact of a tobacco treatment program on abstinence and survival rates among current smokers with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Head & neck · 2020Article
- Leveraging Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement via the Electronic Health Record to Connect Patients with Cancer to Smoking Cessation Treatment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Integration of Tobacco Treatment Services into Cancer Care at Stanford.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
contextCancer patients' continued tobacco use results in poorer therapeutic outcomes including decreased quality of life and survival.
objectiveTo assess reach and impact of a free, opt-out, telephone-based tobacco cessation program for thoracic cancer center patients.
designObservational study.
settingComprehensive Cancer Center in Western New York.
participantsCurrent or recent (within past 30 days) tobacco-using thoracic cancer center patients referred to a tobacco cessation support service between October 2010 and October 2012 at a Comprehensive Cancer Center (n = 942/1313 referrals were eligible for cessation support).
interventionA free, opt-out, telephone-based cessation service that was implemented as standard of care. Cessation specialists had patient-guided conversations that assessed readiness to quit; methods used in the past provided cessation strategies and worked to set up a quit date. There was an average of 35.9 days between referral and first contact.
main outcome measuresProgram reach (referral and participation rates) and impact (as self-reported cessation outcomes measured twice after referral).
resultsOf 942 patients, 730 (77.5%) referred to and called by a tobacco cessation service participated in at least 1 cessation support call, of which 440 of 730 (60.3%) were called for follow-up and 89.5% (394/440) participated. In total, 20.2% (69/342) of current smokers at referral reported at least 7-day abstinence at follow-up. Among current smokers at referral and first contact, being married (odds ratio [OR] = 2.05; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-4.18) and having a lower Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score (OR = 4.05; 95% CI, 1.58-10.39) were associated with quitting at follow-up, after controlling for demographic, clinical, and health behavior characteristics.
conclusionsOur results demonstrate that 78% of thoracic cancer center patients, if contacted, participated at least once in this cessation support service; for current smokers at referral and first contact, being married and having a lower ECOG performance score were associated with self-reported quitting at follow-up. Other organizations may find our results useful while implementing a systematic way to identify tobacco-using patients as part of routine care and to improve available cessation support services.
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