Nursing leadership in tobacco dependence treatment to advance health equity: An American Academy of Nursing policy manuscript.
Nurs Outlook
; 72(5): 102236, 2024 Jul 22.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States and is a significant cause of health disparities.PURPOSE:
The purpose of this paper is to update the Tobacco Control policy paper published over a decade ago by the American Academy of Nursing's Health Behavior Expert Panel Tobacco Control subcommittee.METHODS:
Members reviewed and synthesized published literature from 2012 to 2024 to identify the current state of the science related to nurse-led tobacco dependence treatment and implications for nursing practice, education, and research.FINDINGS:
The results confirmed that nurse-led tobacco dependence treatment interventions are successful in enhancing cessation outcomes across settings.DISCUSSION:
Recommendations for nursing leaders include promote tobacco dependence treatment as standard care, accelerate research on implementation of evidence-based treatment guidelines, reduce health disparities by extending access to evidence-based treatment, increase nursing competency in providing tobacco treatment, and drive equity-focused tobacco control policies.
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2024
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