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Staff involvement and special follow-up time increase physicians' counseling about smoking cessation: a controlled trial.

Year: 1991

Type: article

Abstract: We compared the counseling behaviors of two groups of health maintenance organization physicians: one group received training about smoking cessation counseling; the other group received the same training plus staff support and appointment time specially designated for follow-up of smokers. We interviewed patients after their office visits to measure smoking counseling. The group receiving staff support and designated follow-up time counseled more and made more follow-up appointments about smoking.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.81.7.899

Authors: C Duncan, M J Stein, S R Cummings

Institution: University of California, San Francisco

Language: English

Topic: Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute