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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Evidence-Based Smoking Cessation Practices and Attitudes in Two Healthcare Systems

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Industrial/Organizational

  • Nicole Senft
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Jennifer Lewis
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Jennifer Lewis
    Veterans Health Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
  • Heidi Chen
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Kathryn Weaver
    Wake Forest School of Medicine
  • Lucy Spalluto
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Lucy Spalluto
    Veterans Health Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
  • Kim Sandler
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Leora Horn
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Pierre Massion
    Veterans Health Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
  • Pierre Massion
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Robert Dittus
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Robert Dittus
    Veterans Health Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
  • Christianne Roumie
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Christianne Roumie
    Veterans Health Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
  • Hilary Tindle
    Veterans Health Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
  • Hilary Tindle
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Abstract

Providers (n=366) at the Veterans Health Administration were more likely than those at an Academic Health Center to report providing evidence-based smoking cessation treatment. Attitudes towards cessation’s effectiveness for improving health outcomes were unrelated to treatment, suggesting healthcare system support is critical to enhancing provider adherence to smoking treatment guidelines.

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