In patients hospitalized for MI or CABG, an intensive intervention produced higher abstinence rates than a typical intervention.
Debate continues about how best to promote smoking cessation in patients who are addicted to tobacco. Can the period spent recovering in the hospital after an acute cardiac event or surgery be an opportune time for intervention? To find out, investigators randomized 276 adults admitted to a Canadian hospital for acute MI or coronary artery bypass grafting to receive either an intensive or a minimal smoking-cessation intervention and assessed quit rates at 3, 6, and 12 months after discharge.
The minimal intervention, similar to that currently provided in many hospitals, included personalized advice and pamphlets. The intensive intervention included an additional 45 to 60 minutes of bedside counseling, multimedia take-home materials, and seve…
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EquityHugo Health; Refactor Health; Element Science
Grant/Research SupportPfizer; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Janssen Research and Development, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Cancer Institute; American Heart Association