Smoking Cessation
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this quality improvement program is to implement, evaluate, and sustain an evidence-based smoking cessation treatment program with a population-based approach so that all patients at the Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, BJC Healthcare, and satellite locations receive assessment of smoking and all smokers receive treatment support.
Interventions
* Brief advise to quit smoking * Referral to Missouri/Illinois Quitlines, Smokefree.TXT, or smokefree.gov
-Nicotine replacement therapy, varenicline, bupropion, or combination therapy (not provided by study)
-Feedback reports will be based on data
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
-Patients seen at Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, BJC Healthcare, or any of the satellite locations
Exclusion criteria
-None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinic level percentage of smokers offered medication | From 6 months pre-intervention through 6 months post-intervention |
| Clinic level percentage of patients receiving brief counseling | From 6 months pre-intervention through 6 months post-intervention |
| Clinic level percentage of smokers offered referral to additional counseling | From 6 months pre-intervention through 6 months post-intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinic level percentage of smokers receiving smoking assessment | Estimated to be 12 months pre-intervention and 12, 24, 36, and 48 months post-intervention |
| Clinic level percentage of patients receiving brief counseling | Estimated to be 12 months pre-intervention and 12, 24, 36, and 48 months post-intervention |
| Number of patients who have abstained from smoking | Estimated to be 6 months post-intervention |
| Clinic level percentage of smokers receiving cessation medication | Estimated to be 12 months pre-intervention and 12, 24, 36, and 48 months post-intervention |
| Clinic level percentage of smokers offered referral to additional counseling | Estimated to be 12 months pre-intervention and 12, 24, 36, and 48 months post-intervention |
| Clinic level percentage of smokers offered medication | Estimated to be 12 months pre-intervention and 12, 24, 36, and 48 months post-intervention |
Countries
United States