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Screening Mammography Visits as Opportunities to Engage Smokers With Tobacco Cessation Services and Lung Cancer Screening.

Authors :
Wang, Gary X.
Narayan, Anand K.
Park, Elyse R.
Lehman, Constance D.
Gorenstein, Jonina T.
Flores, Efren J.
Source :
Journal of the American College of Radiology; May2020, Vol. 17 Issue 5, p606-612, 7p
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

<bold>Objective: </bold>Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable mortality in the United States. Screening mammography (SM) visits present opportunities for radiology practices to reduce tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. Our study evaluates implementation of a program that provides tobacco cessation service referrals and screens for lung cancer screening (LCS) eligibility among smokers presenting for SM at a community health center.<bold>Methods: </bold>In 2018, two sets of questions were added to our SM patient intake questionnaire to assess (1) smoking history and (2) interest in referral to the health center-based tobacco cessation program for mailed information, telephone-based consultation, and in-person counseling. Primary outcomes were proportion of current smokers who requested a referral and of all smokers who were LCS-eligible. Bivariate logistic regression analyses compared sociodemographic characteristics of smokers who requested versus declined a referral.<bold>Results: </bold>Of the 89.3% (1,907 of 2,136) who responded, 10.5% (201 of 1,907) were current and 29.1% (555 of 1,907) were former smokers. Of current smokers, 26.4% (53 of 201) requested referrals: mailed information by 23.9% (48 of 201), in-person counseling by 9% (18 of 201), and telephone-based consultation by 7.5% (15 of 201). No sociodemographic predictors for referral requests were identified. Of all smokers, 9.3% (70 of 756) were eligible for LCS, of which 31.4% (22 of 70) were up to date.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>One in ten women who underwent SM at our community health center were current smokers, of which one-quarter requested tobacco cessation referrals. Among LCS-eligible smokers, one-third were up to date. SM presents opportunities for radiology practices to advance population health goals such as tobacco cessation and LCS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15461440
Volume :
17
Issue :
5
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Journal of the American College of Radiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
142869718
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2019.12.008