| Effect of the spine practitioner on patient smoking status. | |
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PMID: 10973407 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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STUDY DESIGN: A prospective evaluation of the smoking habits of new spine patients was performed during a 4-year interval. OBJECTIVE: To assess what effect the spine health care provider has on a patient's ongoing nicotine addiction. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: The negative effects of smoking and nicotine for the spine patient are well defined. METHODS: Spine patients (N = 10,901) were queried as to their smoking habits during their new patient consultation; 3041 current smokers were identified. Data were obtained during 20,835 follow-up visits. Some of the smokers (n = 1632) were seen in follow-up visits and evaluated for their cigarette usage. Two different approaches were applied to assist the patient to stop smoking: 1) chart identification, reinforcement at each visit, continued education, written handout, practitioner assigning high priority, and 2) occasional mentioning, lower priority. RESULTS: The number of smokers who quit smoking was 35.6% in the high priority group versus 19.5% in the lower priority group. There was also a difference in the number of patients who decreased their smoking (67% vs. 38%). The fear that confronting a patient who smoked would cause the patient to leave the practice was not realized. Other factors that predicted successful cessation were fewer packs per day, fewer years smoking, and older age. The effect of the practitioner was independent of these other variables as determined by a logistic regression analysis. CONCLUSION: Patients will respond better if the practitioner assigns a priority and works with the patient to educate them about ways to address this particular substance abuse. Just asking about the patient's smoking status had a dramatic effect on smoking status. All spine practitioners should do all in their power to help their patients overcome their nicotine addiction. |
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Authors:
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G R Rechtine; W Frawley; A Castellvi; A Gowski; A M Chrin |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Spine Volume: 25 ISSN: 0362-2436 ISO Abbreviation: Spine Publication Date: 2000 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-10-16 Completed Date: 2000-10-16 Revised Date: 2009-07-09 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7610646 Medline TA: Spine (Phila Pa 1976) Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2229-33 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0246, USA. |
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Humans Orthopedics / statistics & numerical data, trends* Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Education as Topic / standards, statistics & numerical data, trends* Physician-Patient Relations* Prospective Studies Smoking Cessation / methods, psychology*, statistics & numerical data Spinal Diseases / complications*, psychology |
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