Increasing Nursing Referral to Telephone Quitline for Smoking Cessation Using a Web-Based Program
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
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L, Bialous SA, Ong MK, Wells M, Kotlerman J. Nurs Res. 2012 Oct 12. [Epub ahead
of print]
This study assessed the impact of a web-based educational program (Helping
Smokers Quit) on the frequency of nurses’ self-reported referral of smokers to
a quitline and performance of the 5A’s. Nurses from 30 randomly selected and
assigned hospitals from California, Indiana, and West Virginia received a
toolkit of materials including a state quitline card and access to the Tobacco
Free Nurses Web site. The intervention group also had additional access to a
project-specific web page and the opportunity to attend a training webinar.
Results showed that of the 333 nurses who completed both a baseline and 6-month
survey (209 intervention, 124 control), the intervention group was
significantly more likely to improve in Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange, and
Referral to quitline, while nurses in the control group significantly improved
in Advise and Referral to a quitline. The authors conclude that both the
toolkit and enhanced toolkit plus training webinar are both effective
strategies in increasing awareness of quitline resources for tobacco cessation.
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