J Respir Med Lung Dis | Volume 4, Issue 1 | Review Article | Open Access

Efficacy of Routine Emergency Department Counseling, Intervention, and Referral for Achieving Smoking Cessation

Charles Emerman L^*

Department of Emergency Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, USA

^*Correspondance to: Charles Emerman L 

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Abstract

Emergency departments have been identified as a location for initiation of smoking cessation intervention. Although barriers exist to this, some studies using structured interventions have identified successful cessation as an outcome. The purpose of this study was to evaluate smoking cessation intervention in routine emergency department process. We identified 197 patients for whom at least 3 min of counseling was provided using a review of our billing records. 155 (79%) patients had subsequent medical records detailing smoking habits available for review. 22 (11%) patients reported cessation their last visit occurring at an average of 5.8 ± 3.1 months. Successful cessation was associated with willingness to accept counseling and a history of cardiac or pulmonary disease. In summary, even brief counseling, intervention and referral for treatment is successful in some patients at achieving smoking cessation. Success is most likely in patients with a pulmonary or cardiac history.

Keywords:

Smoking cessation; Intervention; Counseling; SBIRT; Emergency department

Citation:

Charles Emerman L. Efficacy of Routine Emergency Department Counseling, Intervention, and Referral for Achieving Smoking Cessation. J Respir Med Lung Dis. 2019; 4(1): 1042.