Trial reportJournal of general internal medicine2023
Effectiveness of Medical Student Counseling for Hospitalized Patients Addicted to Tobacco (MS-CHAT): a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Journal of general internal medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03521466 (A Randomized Control Trial Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Medical Student Guided Smoking Cessation Program for Hospitalized Smokers in India), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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A Randomized Control Trial Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Medical Student Guided Smoking Cessation Program for Hospitalized Smokers in India
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- E-learning module on tobacco counselling for students of medicine and dentistry in India: a needs analysis using mixed-methods research.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Medical Student Counseling for Hospitalized Patients Addicted to Tobacco.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Article
- Training Medical Student Counselors for the Rochester Model, a Hospital Tobacco Treatment Program.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
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10 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundLow-middle-income countries face an enormous burden of tobacco-related illnesses. Counseling for tobacco cessation increases the chance of achieving quit outcomes, yet it remains underutilized in healthcare settings.
objectiveWe tested the hypothesis that utilizing trained medical students to counsel hospitalized patients who use tobacco will lead to an increase in patient quit rates, while also improving medical student knowledge regarding smoking cessation counseling.
designInvestigator-initiated, two-armed, multicenter randomized controlled trial conducted in three medical schools in India.
participantsEligibility criteria included age 18-70 years, active admission to the hospital, and current smoking.
interventionA medical student-guided smoking cessation program, initiated in hospitalized patients and continued for 2 months after discharge. MAIN MEASURES: The primary outcome was self-reported 7-day point prevalence of smoking cessation at 6 months. Changes in medical student knowledge were assessed using a pre- and post-questionnaire delivered prior to and 12 months after training. KEY
resultsAmong 688 patients randomized across three medical schools, 343 were assigned to the intervention group and 345 to the control group. After 6 months of follow up, the primary outcome occurred in 188 patients (54.8%) in the intervention group, and 145 patients (42.0%) in the control group (absolute difference, 12.8%; relative risk, 1.67; 95% confidence interval, 1.24-2.26; p < 0.001). Among 70 medical students for whom data was available, knowledge increased from a mean score of 14.8 (± 0.8) (out of a maximum score of 25) at baseline to a score of 18.1 (± 0.8) at 12 months, an absolute mean difference of 3.3 (95% CI, 2.3-4.3; p < 0.001).
conclusionsMedical students can be trained to effectively provide smoking cessation counseling to hospitalized patients. Incorporating this program into the medical curriculum can provide experiential training to medical students while improving patient quit rates.
trial registrationURL: http://www. CLINICALTRIALS: gov . Unique identifier: NCT03521466.
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