| Child health care clinicians' use of medications to help parents quit smoking: a national parent survey. | |
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PMID: 15805379 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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BACKGROUND: Smokers who use cessation medications when they attempt to quit double their likelihood of success. No prior survey has assessed the acceptability to parents of receiving smoking cessation medication prescriptions in the context of their child's primary care visits. OBJECTIVE: To assess acceptability to parents of receiving smoking cessation medication prescriptions and to compare that with the reported rate of actually receiving smoking cessation medication prescriptions in the context of the child's health care visit. METHODS: Data were collected through a national random-digit dial telephone survey of households from July to September 2003. The sample was weighted according to race and gender, on the basis of the 2002 US Census, to be representative of the US population. RESULTS: Of 3990 eligible respondents contacted, 3010 (75%) completed surveys; 1027 (34%) of those were parents. Of those parents, 211 (21%) were self-identified smokers. One half would consider using a smoking cessation medication and, of those, 85% said that it would be acceptable if the child's doctor prescribed or recommended it to them. In contrast, of the 143 smoking parents who accompanied their child to the doctor, only 15% had pharmacotherapy recommended and only 8% received a prescription for a smoking cessation medication. These results did not vary according to parent age, gender, race, or child age. CONCLUSIONS: Child health care clinicians have low rates of recommending and prescribing cessation therapies that have proved effective in other settings. The recommendation or provision of cessation medications would be acceptable to the majority of parents in the context of their child's health care visit. |
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Authors:
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Jonathan P Winickoff; Susanne E Tanski; Robert C McMillen; Jonathan D Klein; Nancy A Rigotti; Michael Weitzman |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pediatrics Volume: 115 ISSN: 1098-4275 ISO Abbreviation: Pediatrics Publication Date: 2005 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-04-04 Completed Date: 2005-08-11 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376422 Medline TA: Pediatrics Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1013-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. jwinickoff@partners.org |
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Child Data Collection Female Humans Male Nicotine / therapeutic use Parents* Pediatrics* Physician's Role Smoking Cessation* Tobacco Use Disorder / drug therapy* United States |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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HL04440/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; K07 CA100213-A01/CA/NCI NIH HHS |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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54-11-5/Nicotine |
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