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ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2021

Tobacco Treatment Guideline Use and Predictors Among U.S. Physicians by Specialty.

Daniel A Schaer, Binu Singh, Michael B Steinberg, Cristine D Delnevo

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Article in American journal of preventive medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daniel A SchaerThe Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Binu SinghRutgers Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Michael B SteinbergThe Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey; Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Electronic address: michael.steinberg@rutgers.edu.
Cristine D DelnevoRutgers Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USJohnson University · US

Funding

Tobacco Industry Marketing CoreU54CA229973 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI CAPPELLA, JOSEPH NICHOLAS · 2018 to 2022
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Physicians' Perceptions, Attitudes, and Communication of E-Cigarettes (PACE)R01CA190444 · NCI · RBHS-SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI DELNEVO, CRISTINE D, STEINBERG, MICHAEL B. · 2015 to 2019
$3.1M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA190444NCI NIH HHS U54 CA229973
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPhysicians play a critical role in tobacco treatment, being a frequent link to smokers and a trusted source of information. Unfortunately, barriers exist that limit physicians' implementation of evidence-based interventions. This study examines the implementation and predictors of the Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange model of tobacco treatment clinical guidelines among U.S. physicians.

methodsA national sample of 1,058 U.S. physicians from 6 specialties (family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, cardiology, pulmonology, and oncology) were surveyed in 2018 (51.8% response rate). Survey domains included demographics, awareness of the guidelines, tobacco treatment practices (i.e., Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange model), perceived barriers to treatment, and perceived efficacy of various treatments. Multiple logistic regression analyzed the predictors of implementing guideline activities.

resultsMean age was 51.3 years, with the majority male (64.4%) and non-Hispanic White (63.9%). Nearly all physicians reported asking patients whether they smoke (95.6%) and advising them to stop (94.8%), slightly fewer assessed the readiness to quit (86.5%), and only a minority assisted with a quit plan (27.4%) or arranged a follow-up (18.6%). Only 18% reported using the U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines in clinical practice. Time-related factors were the most common barriers (53.4%), with patient factors (36.9%) and financial/resource factors (35.1%) cited less frequently. The predictors of implementing aspects of the Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange model included physician awareness and utilization of the U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, specialty, and to a smaller degree, graduating before 1990, not reporting time as a barrier, patient barriers, sex, and higher perceived effectiveness of pharmacotherapy.

conclusionsThis national survey highlights the need for increased implementation of all aspects of the latest guidelines for evidence-based tobacco treatments, including community-based resources.

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PhysiciansSmoking CessationHumansMiddle AgedPractice Patterns, Physicians'Surveys and QuestionnairesTobacco Use

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