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Ángel Rivas, Susana F. Huelga|arXiv (Cornell University)|Apr 27, 2011

Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics2 references17 citations

TL;DR

This study investigates the impact of healthcare provider advice on smoking cessation service utilization in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It finds that 60% of smokers visiting healthcare providers in the past year did not receive quit advice, but those who did were significantly more likely to use counseling, WHO-recommended medications, and quitlines, highlighting the potential of integrating quit advice into national health systems to improve cessation service uptake.

ABSTRACT

This first study of association between health care provider intervention and the utilization of cessation assistance in LMICs reports that there was a missed opportunity to provide quit advice to about 60% of smokers who visited a health care provider in the past year. The odds of utilization of counseling/cessation clinic, WHO-recommended medications, and quitline were significantly increased in participants who were advised to quit smoking. The results suggest that effective integration and implementation of advice to quit in tobacco control programs and the national health care systems may increase the use of cessation assistance to quit smoking.

Motivation & Objective

• To examine the association between healthcare provider intervention and utilization of smoking cessation services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
• To assess the impact of quit advice on the use of evidence-based cessation services such as counseling, medications, and quitlines.
• To evaluate the potential of integrating provider-delivered advice into national tobacco control and primary healthcare programs in LMICs.
• To identify missed opportunities in current health systems for delivering smoking cessation support.

Proposed method

• Conducted a cross-sectional study analyzing data from smokers who visited healthcare providers in LMICs.
• Collected information on whether participants received quit advice during their visit.
• Measured utilization of cessation services including smoking cessation counseling, WHO-recommended medications, and national quitlines.
• Used multivariate logistic regression to assess the odds of service utilization based on receipt of quit advice.
• Adjusted for potential confounders such as age, gender, and smoking frequency.

Experimental results

Research questions

• RQ1 What proportion of smokers in LMICs who visited a healthcare provider in the past year received quit advice?
• RQ2 How does receiving quit advice from a healthcare provider affect the likelihood of using smoking cessation services?
• RQ3 What is the association between provider advice and utilization of WHO-recommended pharmacotherapies and quitlines?
• RQ4 To what extent are current health systems failing to deliver evidence-based smoking cessation support?

Key findings

• Approximately 60% of smokers who visited a healthcare provider in the past year did not receive quit advice, indicating a major missed opportunity for intervention.
• Smokers who received quit advice were significantly more likely to utilize smoking cessation counseling services.
• The odds of using WHO-recommended medications for smoking cessation were significantly higher among those who received quit advice.
• Individuals advised to quit were also significantly more likely to contact national quitlines for support.