Combining default choices and an encounter decision aid to improve tobacco cessation in primary care patients: protocol for a cluster-randomized trial

Abstract Background While quitting smoking dramatically decreases overall mortality, general practitioners (GPs) are less likely to prescribe medications for smoking cessation than other cardiovascular risk factors. Guidelines recommend providers first assess patients’ “readiness” to quit, an “opt-i...

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Main Authors: Christina Hempel-Bruder, Inès Habfast-Robertson, Marie-Anne Durand, Ivan Berlin, Joachim Marti, Yasser Khazaal, Carlos Quinto, Mohamed Faouzi, Kevin Selby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Primary Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01859-9