Implementation planning for equitable tobacco treatment services: a mixed methods assessment of contextual facilitators and barriers in a large comprehensive cancer center.
Transl Behav Med
; 13(8): 539-550, 2023 08 11.
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ABSTRACT
Tobacco use among cancer patients is associated with an increased mortality and poorer outcomes, yet two-thirds of patients continue using following diagnosis, with disproportionately higher use among racial/ethnic minority and low socioeconomic status patients. Tobacco treatment services that are effectively tailored and adapted to population characteristics and multilevel context specific to settings serving diverse patients are needed to improve tobacco cessation among cancer patients. We examined tobacco use screening and implementation needs for tobacco treatment services to inform equitable and accessible delivery within a large comprehensive cancer center in the greater Los Angeles region. We conducted a multi-modal, mixed methods assessment using electronic medical records (EMR), and clinic stakeholder surveys and interviews (guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research). Approximately 45% of patients (n = 11,827 of 26,030 total) had missing tobacco use history in their EMR. Several demographic characteristics (gender, age, race/ethnicity, insurance) were associated with greater missing data prevalence. In surveys (n = 32), clinic stakeholders endorsed tobacco screening and cessation services, but indicated necessary improvements for screening/referral procedures. During interviews (n = 13), providers/staff reported tobacco screening was important, but level of priority differed as well as how often and who should screen. Several barriers were noted, including patients' language/cultural barriers, limited time during visits, lack of smoking cessation training, and insurance coverage. While stakeholders indicated high interest in tobacco use assessment and cessation services, EMR and interview data revealed opportunities to improve tobacco use screening across patient groups. Implementing sustainable system-level tobacco cessation programs at institutions requires leadership support, staff training, on routine screening, and intervention and referral strategies that meet patients' linguistic/cultural needs.
Implementation of equitable tobacco cessation services for diverse cancer patients will require understanding the specific needs and referral processes within health care setting context and target populations. In our study, we identified barriers to implementing a tobacco cessation program for diverse cancer patients (e.g., Asian/Asian American, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino/a). Barriers noted by clinic team members to routine tobacco use screening and treatment included limited time during patient visits, lack of clinic team training on smoking cessation needs, language/cultural barriers for patients, and insurance coverage. Our findings showed health system leaders, providers, and staff agree that both tobacco use screening and providing tobacco cessation services are important, but there is a need for better understanding and improvement of clinic workflows, designated roles, and responsibilities of providers and staff, and increased awareness and training about tobacco use screening, available cessation services, and referral to treatment.
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MEDLINE
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Abandono do Hábito de Fumar
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Abandono do Uso de Tabaco
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
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Sysrev_observational_studies
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Humans
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En
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Transl Behav Med
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos