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An Integrated Computer-Based System to Support Nicotine Dependence Treatment in Primary Care

An Integrated Computer-Based System to Support Nicotine Dependence Treatment in Primary Care The purpose of this study was to develop, implement, and evaluate the feasibility of an integrated computer-based system for tobacco-user identification and smoking cessation intervention for primary care patients in a medically indigent, managed care population. Interactive voice response (IVR) technology was used to screen for tobacco use prior to scheduled primary care visits at two inner-city clinics. The IVR system placed calls to 2,039 patients scheduled for clinic visits, and 1,086 (53%) patients completed the automated tobacco-use question set. Current smokers were identified in 421 (39%) of the calls. Computer-generated reminders for clinicians that incorporated information obtained from the automated calls were placed on all smokers' encounter forms. In a postvisit interview of 120 smokers, 58 participants (48%) reported that they discussed smoking cessation with their provider. Some 71% of participants agreed that use of the IVR system to obtain information was a “good way for patients to give information about their health to doctors.” Automated capture of patient-reported data via IVR technology is a potentially useful strategy for tobacco-use screening in primary care. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nicotine and Tobacco Research Oxford University Press

An Integrated Computer-Based System to Support Nicotine Dependence Treatment in Primary Care

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Oxford University Press
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1462-2203
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10.1080/14622200500078139
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop, implement, and evaluate the feasibility of an integrated computer-based system for tobacco-user identification and smoking cessation intervention for primary care patients in a medically indigent, managed care population. Interactive voice response (IVR) technology was used to screen for tobacco use prior to scheduled primary care visits at two inner-city clinics. The IVR system placed calls to 2,039 patients scheduled for clinic visits, and 1,086 (53%) patients completed the automated tobacco-use question set. Current smokers were identified in 421 (39%) of the calls. Computer-generated reminders for clinicians that incorporated information obtained from the automated calls were placed on all smokers' encounter forms. In a postvisit interview of 120 smokers, 58 participants (48%) reported that they discussed smoking cessation with their provider. Some 71% of participants agreed that use of the IVR system to obtain information was a “good way for patients to give information about their health to doctors.” Automated capture of patient-reported data via IVR technology is a potentially useful strategy for tobacco-use screening in primary care.

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Nicotine and Tobacco Research – Oxford University Press

Published: Apr 1, 2005

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