Patients’ self-reported receipt of brief smoking cessation interventions based on a decision support tool embedded in the healthcare information system of a large general hospital in China

Abstract

INTRODUCTIONHealthcare information systems (HIS) are used to aid healthcare providers delivering brief smoking cessation interventions. However, evidence regarding the effectiveness of intervention models in developing countries remains limited. A smoking cessation intervention model based on a decision support tool embedded in HIS (an ‘e-information model’, including Ask, Advise, Assess, Inform, Refer and Print components) was applied in a large urban general hospital in Beijing, China. The current study was a preliminary evaluation of the implementation and effectiveness of this model.METHODSWe conducted a retrospective investigation in the outpatient department of the hospital in the period June–July 2017. Using a paper questionnaire, patients’ self-reported receipt of the e-information model in the past 2 months and their plans to quit within 1 month were collected. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between receiving the e-information model and patients’ plans to quit.RESULTSAmong 656 currently smoking patients, the proportion of patients receiving the Ask, Advise, Assess, Refer and Print components were 73.2%, 65.4%, 49.8%, 16.0% and 10.4%, respectively. The results revealed a dose-response relationship between the number of components received and the proportion of patients planning to quit (p-trend=0.006). The likelihood of patients planning to quit within 1 month was highest among those receiving all five components (OR=2.79, 95% CI: 1.31–5.94). Moreover, a simplified model composed of two or three components also revealed a potential effect on increasing the proportion of patients planning to quit.CONCLUSIONSThe e-information model was applied effectively in the study hospital and appeared to encourage patients to plan to quit smoking. This model could be generalized to other hospitals in China and other developing countries. However, many components of this model were less utilized, and comprehensive measures will be required to improve its application in the future.

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