Uptake of services for smoking cessation Respiratory Smoking
Conditions
Interventions
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Sponsors
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Health plan members in the integrated group practice division and the health plan network 2. Aged 18 to 60 years old 3. Evidence of tobacco use based on ICD codes (all members) or a smoking flag in their electronic medical record (group practice members only) 4. Had not enrolled in the health plan’s covered comprehensive smoking cessation program in the prior year
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. No evidence of recent smoking in their medical records based on ICD codes or other tobacco status flags 2. Enrolled in the covered smoking cessation program in the prior year 3. Dis-enrolled from the health plan at the time the intervention letters were mailed
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Enrolment in the covered tobacco cessation program was determined using automated treatment enrolment records assessed during the 5 month period following the letter mail date for each participant | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
United States of America
Outcome results
None listed