ABC in ED results of the "ASSET" study: outcomes of "Brief Interventions" to stop smoking given in the emergency department of a central city hospital (2016)
Background Studies indicate that at any one time, about 70% of smokers want to quit smoking. Asking about smoking behaviour (A), giving brief advice to stop (B), and making an offer of support to do so (C), by all healthcare practitioners, this ABC approach is integral to New Zealand reaching its Sm...
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| description | Background
Studies indicate that at any one time,
about 70% of smokers want to quit smoking. Asking about smoking behaviour (A), giving brief advice to stop (B), and making an offer
of support to do so (C), by all healthcare practitioners, this ABC
approach is integral to New Zealand reaching its Smokefree 2025 aspirational goal.
Methods
Retrospectively the names and basic demographic
details of all current smokers discharged from ED in each of 6 months were
supplied for the project and the data was scrutinized to ensure that documented
evidence existed to show that brief advice had been given by professional departmental
staff. Criteria for study inclusion were:
discharged
home from the Emergency Department
given brief
advice to stop smoking
data were
clearly documented in the hospital record
candidate
aged over 18 years
A telephone based questionnaire was developed and used for this study.
Results
Over
the 6 month period, 500 patients met our eligibility, the current analysis is
based on 195 completed participant responses of which:
30%
attempted to stop smoking (20% of subjects had 1 quit attempt)
21%
attempted to quit "cold turkey"
20%
used some form of smoking cessation "medication"(8% used NRT) -these are
not mutually exclusive
3%
were still quit at the time of phone interview
50%
smoked less than usual (with 15% reducing their daily intake by 10
cigarettes or more per day and 14% reducing by 5-9 cigarettes per day).
Conclusions
The majority of participants agreed that being asked about their smoking
behaviour was acceptable in an ED setting.
There were no features that predicted who might
have the greatest benefit from receiving brief advice.
Therefore the ABC approach should be incorporated
into all ED assessments.
Funding: Funding
provided by the NZ MoH, Tobacco Control Department.
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| spelling | doaj.art-f7425f8502eb44629a0cc55c4a3c65b82022-12-21T23:13:09ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Induced Diseases1617-96252018-03-0116110.18332/tid/8378883788ABC in ED results of the "ASSET" study: outcomes of "Brief Interventions" to stop smoking given in the emergency department of a central city hospital (2016)Karen J Stevens0Raewyn J Hopkins1Robert P Young2Auckland District Health Board, Smokefree Services, New ZealandUniversity of Auckland, New ZealandUniversity of Auckland, New ZealandBackground Studies indicate that at any one time, about 70% of smokers want to quit smoking. Asking about smoking behaviour (A), giving brief advice to stop (B), and making an offer of support to do so (C), by all healthcare practitioners, this ABC approach is integral to New Zealand reaching its Smokefree 2025 aspirational goal. Methods Retrospectively the names and basic demographic details of all current smokers discharged from ED in each of 6 months were supplied for the project and the data was scrutinized to ensure that documented evidence existed to show that brief advice had been given by professional departmental staff. Criteria for study inclusion were: discharged home from the Emergency Department given brief advice to stop smoking data were clearly documented in the hospital record candidate aged over 18 years A telephone based questionnaire was developed and used for this study. Results Over the 6 month period, 500 patients met our eligibility, the current analysis is based on 195 completed participant responses of which: 30% attempted to stop smoking (20% of subjects had 1 quit attempt) 21% attempted to quit "cold turkey" 20% used some form of smoking cessation "medication"(8% used NRT) -these are not mutually exclusive 3% were still quit at the time of phone interview 50% smoked less than usual (with 15% reducing their daily intake by 10 cigarettes or more per day and 14% reducing by 5-9 cigarettes per day). Conclusions The majority of participants agreed that being asked about their smoking behaviour was acceptable in an ED setting. There were no features that predicted who might have the greatest benefit from receiving brief advice. Therefore the ABC approach should be incorporated into all ED assessments. Funding: Funding provided by the NZ MoH, Tobacco Control Department. [Figure 1.jpg]http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/ABC-in-ED-results-of-the-8220-ASSET-8221-study-outcomes-of-8220-Brief-Interventions,83788,0,2.htmlWCTOH |
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| title | ABC in ED results of the "ASSET" study: outcomes of "Brief Interventions" to stop smoking given in the emergency department of a central city hospital (2016) |
| title_full | ABC in ED results of the "ASSET" study: outcomes of "Brief Interventions" to stop smoking given in the emergency department of a central city hospital (2016) |
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| title_short | ABC in ED results of the "ASSET" study: outcomes of "Brief Interventions" to stop smoking given in the emergency department of a central city hospital (2016) |
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