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Nurses' treatment of tobacco dependence in hospitalized smokers in three states
Author(s) -
Sarna Linda,
Bialous Stella,
Ong Michael,
Wells Marjorie,
Kotlerman Jenny
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.21476
Subject(s) - quitline , psychological intervention , medicine , referral , quit smoking , smoking cessation , tobacco use , family medicine , environmental health , nursing , population , pathology
Hospital‐based nurses ( N = 1,790) from three states reported their interventions to help patients quit smoking. Frequency of nurses' interventions in one low tobacco use state, California ( n = 651), were compared to nurses' interventions in two high tobacco use states, Indiana ( n = 720) and West Virginia ( n = 419). Nurses in California were significantly more likely to Advise smokers to quit (OR 1.34, 95% CI [1.06, 1.69]) and Refer smokers to a Quitline (OR 2.82, 95% CI [1.36, 5.88]) compared with nurses in the high tobacco prevalence states. Other aspects of their interventions did not differ by state. Quitline referral was infrequent (16%) but was quadrupled if nurses arranged for smokers to quit (OR 4.07, 95% CI [3.11, 5.32]). © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 35:250–264, 2012