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]]> 2014-08-01 09:10:11.297 Cluster-randomised trial of brief tobacco advice in dental practices (U.S.) https://www.hiirc.org.nz/page/38158/cluster-randomised-trial-of-brief-tobacco/ ?tag=dentalcare&tab=2612&section=8959 https://www.hiirc.org.nz/page/38158/cluster-randomised-trial-of-brief-tobacco/ ?tag=dentalcare&tab=2612&section=8959 This study assessed the impact of an intervention on instances of advice given to dental patients during visits, and on tobacco use quit rates six months after the intervention.

The intervention was a cluster randomised trial at the dental practice level. Intervention dental practices were provided with a longitudinal technology-assisted intervention, that included a series of interactive educational cases and motivational email cues to remind dental provides to complete guideline-concordant brief behavioral counseling at the point of care.

In all dental practices, exit cards were given to the first 100 consecutive patients, in which tobacco users provided contact information for a six month follow-up telephone survey.

A total of 564 tobacco-using dental patients completed a six month follow-up survey. Among intervention patients, 55% reported receiving advice to quit tobacco, and 39% of control practice patients reported receiving advice to quit tobacco. Six-month tobacco use quit rates were not significantly different between the intervention and control groups.

The authors conclude that, although they increased rates of cessation advice delivered in dental practices, there was no evidence of long-term abstinence in smokers.

This is an open access article and is available to read in full text at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6831/13/13/abstract

Houston, T. K., et al. (2013). Cluster-randomized trial of a web-assisted tobacco quality improvement intervention of subsequent patient tobacco product use: A national dental PBRN study. BMC Oral Health, 13:13.

 

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