Documentation of smoking in scheduled asthma contacts in primary health care: a 12-year follow-up study
Abstract Smoking among asthmatics is common and associates with poorer asthma control, more rapid lung function decline and higher health care costs in dose-dependent manner. No previous real-life studies exist, however, on how smoking status and pack-years are documented in scheduled asthma contact...
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| author | Jaana Takala Iida Vähätalo Leena E. Tuomisto Onni Niemelä Pinja Ilmarinen Hannu Kankaanranta |
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| description | Abstract Smoking among asthmatics is common and associates with poorer asthma control, more rapid lung function decline and higher health care costs in dose-dependent manner. No previous real-life studies exist, however, on how smoking status and pack-years are documented in scheduled asthma contacts in primary health care (PHC) during long-term follow-up, and how often patients are advised to quit smoking. In this real-life 12-year follow-up study, we showed that out of all scheduled PHC asthma contacts (n = 603) smoking was mentioned only in 17.2% and pack-years only in 6.5%. Smoking data was not recorded even once in 70.9% of never smokers, 64.7% of ex-smokers and 27.3% of current smokers. Smoking including pack-years were mentioned more often if nurse took part on the scheduled contact. For current smokers, smoking cessation was recommended only in 21.7% of their scheduled contacts. Current smokers used more antibiotics and had more unscheduled health care contacts during follow-up. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-784a3193f3ee4f4fa96be6f3b95d06cd2022-12-22T03:26:22ZengNature Portfolionpj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine2055-10102022-10-0132111110.1038/s41533-022-00309-4Documentation of smoking in scheduled asthma contacts in primary health care: a 12-year follow-up studyJaana Takala0Iida Vähätalo1Leena E. Tuomisto2Onni Niemelä3Pinja Ilmarinen4Hannu Kankaanranta5Department of Internal Medicine, Seinäjoki Central HospitalDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Seinäjoki Central HospitalDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Seinäjoki Central HospitalDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Seinäjoki Central HospitalDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Seinäjoki Central HospitalDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Seinäjoki Central HospitalAbstract Smoking among asthmatics is common and associates with poorer asthma control, more rapid lung function decline and higher health care costs in dose-dependent manner. No previous real-life studies exist, however, on how smoking status and pack-years are documented in scheduled asthma contacts in primary health care (PHC) during long-term follow-up, and how often patients are advised to quit smoking. In this real-life 12-year follow-up study, we showed that out of all scheduled PHC asthma contacts (n = 603) smoking was mentioned only in 17.2% and pack-years only in 6.5%. Smoking data was not recorded even once in 70.9% of never smokers, 64.7% of ex-smokers and 27.3% of current smokers. Smoking including pack-years were mentioned more often if nurse took part on the scheduled contact. For current smokers, smoking cessation was recommended only in 21.7% of their scheduled contacts. Current smokers used more antibiotics and had more unscheduled health care contacts during follow-up.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-022-00309-4 |
| spellingShingle | Jaana Takala Iida Vähätalo Leena E. Tuomisto Onni Niemelä Pinja Ilmarinen Hannu Kankaanranta Documentation of smoking in scheduled asthma contacts in primary health care: a 12-year follow-up study npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine |
| title | Documentation of smoking in scheduled asthma contacts in primary health care: a 12-year follow-up study |
| title_full | Documentation of smoking in scheduled asthma contacts in primary health care: a 12-year follow-up study |
| title_fullStr | Documentation of smoking in scheduled asthma contacts in primary health care: a 12-year follow-up study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Documentation of smoking in scheduled asthma contacts in primary health care: a 12-year follow-up study |
| title_short | Documentation of smoking in scheduled asthma contacts in primary health care: a 12-year follow-up study |
| title_sort | documentation of smoking in scheduled asthma contacts in primary health care a 12 year follow up study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-022-00309-4 |
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