Smoking Cessation and Electronic Cigarettes in Community Mental Health Centers: Patient and Provider Perspectives.
Community Ment Health J
; 53(6): 695-702, 2017 08.
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ABSTRACT
Little is known about patients' electronic cigarette use, interest in and use of smoking cessation treatments, and providers' attitude towards such treatment. We assessed patients (N = 231) and providers (45 psychiatrists, 97 case workers) in four Community Mental Health Centers. Interestingly, 50% of smokers reported interest in using electronic cigarettes to quit smoking, and 22% reported current use. While 82% of smokers reported wanting to quit or reduce smoking, 91% of psychiatrists and 84% of case workers reported that patients were not interested in quitting as the lead barrier, limiting the provision of cessation interventions. Providers' assumption of low patient interest in treatment may account for the low rate of smoking cessation treatment. In contrast, patients report interest and active use of electronic cigarettes to quit smoking. This study highlights the need for interventions targeting different phases of smoking cessation in these patients suffering disproportionately from tobacco dependence.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Abandono do Hábito de Fumar
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Centros Comunitários de Saúde Mental
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Sistemas Eletrônicos de Liberação de Nicotina
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Community Ment Health J
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos