"Proactive phone-based outreach to patients for tobacco treatment services outside of the clinical encounter may relieve the burden on time-constrained clinicians. Quitlines are an important free resource that provides evidence-based tobacco counseling," said UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center tobacco ...
The intervention consisted of a 40-min nurse visit that included counseling, education, and contracting information (a negotiated cessation date). The follow-up consisted of telephone calls, letters, and visits. The control group received the usual care for diabetic smokers. Baseline and 6-month ...
to health education or preventive counseling services or programs aimed at reducing identified risk factors and improving self-management or community-based lifestyle interventions to reduce health risks and promote self-management and wellness, including weight loss, physical activity, smoking cessation, ...
All participants received cognitive-behavioral counseling. We screened 14,997 patients, of whom 25% were current smokers. Of the 536 smokers who met the entry criteria, 451 opted not to enroll. We determined on-medication, end-of-medication, 3-month, and 6-month smoking cessat...
The National Institute of Health and the World Health Organization websites were also searched.The 5 As (ask, assess, advise, agree, and assist), developed for smoking cessation, can be adapted for obesity counseling. Ask permission to discuss weight; be nonjudgmental and explore the patient's...
Smoking CessationPhysician-Patient RelationsSmokingFamily PracticeAdultAgedPatient Education as TopicAn accurate method of measuring primary care providers' counseling actions is needed for monitoring adherence to clinical practice guidelines. We compared three methods of measuring providers' counseling practices:...