TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing trends in tobacco cessation in diverse patient populations
AU - Stevens, Victor J.
AU - Solberg, Leif I.
AU - Bailey, Steffani R.
AU - Kurtz, Stephen E.
AU - McBurnie, Mary Ann
AU - Priest, Elisa L.
AU - Puro, Jon E.
AU - Williams, Rebecca J.
AU - Fortmann, Stephen P.
AU - Hazlehurst, Brian L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/3
Y1 - 2016/3
N2 - Introduction: This study examined change in tobacco use over 4 years among the general population of patients in six diverse health care organizations using electronic medical record data. Methods: The study cohort (N = 34 393) included all patients age 18 years or older who were identified as smokers in 2007, and who then had at least one primary care visit in each of the following 4 years. Results: In the 4 years following 2007, this patient cohort had a median of 13 primary care visits, and 38.6% of the patients quit smoking at least once. At the end of the fourth follow-up year, 15.4% had stopped smoking for 1 year or more. Smokers were more likely to become long-term quitters if they were 65 or older (OR = 1.32, 95% CI = [1.16, 1.49]), or had a diagnoses of cancer (1.26 [1.12, 1.41]), cardiovascular disease (1.22 [1.09, 1.37]), asthma (1.15 [1.06, 1.25]), or diabetes (1.17 [1.09, 1.27]). Characteristics associated with lower likelihood of becoming a long-term quitter were female gender (0.90 [0.84, 0.95]), black race (0.84 [0.75, 0.94]) and those identified as non-Hispanic (0.50 [0.43, 0.59]). Conclusions: Among smokers who regularly used these care systems, one in seven had achieved long-term cessation after 4 years. This study shows the practicality of using electronic medical records for monitoring patient smoking status over time. Similar methods could be used to assess tobacco use in any health care organization to evaluate the impact of environmental and organizational programs.
AB - Introduction: This study examined change in tobacco use over 4 years among the general population of patients in six diverse health care organizations using electronic medical record data. Methods: The study cohort (N = 34 393) included all patients age 18 years or older who were identified as smokers in 2007, and who then had at least one primary care visit in each of the following 4 years. Results: In the 4 years following 2007, this patient cohort had a median of 13 primary care visits, and 38.6% of the patients quit smoking at least once. At the end of the fourth follow-up year, 15.4% had stopped smoking for 1 year or more. Smokers were more likely to become long-term quitters if they were 65 or older (OR = 1.32, 95% CI = [1.16, 1.49]), or had a diagnoses of cancer (1.26 [1.12, 1.41]), cardiovascular disease (1.22 [1.09, 1.37]), asthma (1.15 [1.06, 1.25]), or diabetes (1.17 [1.09, 1.27]). Characteristics associated with lower likelihood of becoming a long-term quitter were female gender (0.90 [0.84, 0.95]), black race (0.84 [0.75, 0.94]) and those identified as non-Hispanic (0.50 [0.43, 0.59]). Conclusions: Among smokers who regularly used these care systems, one in seven had achieved long-term cessation after 4 years. This study shows the practicality of using electronic medical records for monitoring patient smoking status over time. Similar methods could be used to assess tobacco use in any health care organization to evaluate the impact of environmental and organizational programs.
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U2 - 10.1093/ntr/ntv092
DO - 10.1093/ntr/ntv092
M3 - Article
C2 - 25921356
AN - SCOPUS:84962812166
SN - 1462-2203
VL - 18
SP - 275
EP - 280
JO - Nicotine and Tobacco Research
JF - Nicotine and Tobacco Research
IS - 3
ER -