Authors
Jack F Hollis, Edward Lichtenstein, Thomas M Vogt, Victor J Stevens, Anthony Biglan
Publication date
1993/4/1
Journal
Annals of internal medicine
Volume
118
Issue
7
Pages
521-525
Publisher
American College of Physicians
Description
Objective
Physician-delivered advice to stop smoking is effective, but time demands often reduce the number of smokers who receive assistance. We evaluated three nurse-assisted interventions designed to minimize physician burden and increase counseling in primary care settings.
Design
Randomized controlled trial with a 12-month follow-up.
Setting
Internal medicine and family practice offices in a health maintenance organization.
Participants
Smokers (n = 3161) who were patients of participating physicians or other medical care providers (n = 60).
Intervention
Medical care providers delivered a 30-second stop-smoking prompt to 2707 smokers and referred them to an on-site nurse smoking counselor. The nurse randomly provided a two-page pamphlet [advice control …
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JF Hollis, E Lichtenstein, TM Vogt, VJ Stevens, A Biglan - Annals of internal medicine, 1993