HomeNewsPhysicians Lack Confidence in Their Ability to Counsel Cancer Patients to Quit Smoking
February 23, 2012 Less than one-fifth (18.1%) of healthcare providers reported high levels of confidence in their ability to counsel patients with cancer to quit smoking, a survey published in The Oncologist found. These results suggest “outpatient oncology providers may not be using the ‘teachable moment’ of cancer diagnosis to provide smoking-cessation assistance,” the investigators noted. Of the 74 physicians and midlevel providers surveyed, 82.4% frequently or always assessed smoking in new patients, but rates declined at subsequent visits. Rates of advising patients to quit smoking were also high, but <30% of providers reported frequently or always providing intervention to patients who smoked, and only 30% reported following up with patients to assess progress with quitting. Additional training and clinic-based interventions may help improve adherence to tobacco-cessation practice guidelines in the outpatient oncology setting. The most important barrier to smoking cessation was a patient’s lack of motivation.
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