TY - JOUR
T1 - Tobacco Treatment Knowledge and Practices Among US Psychiatrists
AU - Young, William J.
AU - Delnevo, Cristine D.
AU - Singh, Binu
AU - Steinberg, Marc L.
AU - Williams, Jill M.
AU - Steinberg, Michael B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - This study explores the extent to which psychiatrists are familiar with, and utilize, the USPHS guidelines for treating tobacco use and dependence (i.e., the 5A’s), deliver cessation treatment, and the barriers they perceive to doing so. An original, national survey of 141 psychiatrists revealed that most Ask patients if they smoke (81.6%). Fewer Advise them to stop (78.7%) and Assess their willingness to quit (73.6%). A minority Assist with a quit plan (15.9%) and Arrange for follow-up (26.4%). Just 11.9% have used the USPHS guidelines in clinical practice; 37% have never heard of them. Even among those who say they have used the USPHS guidelines, implementation of the 5A’s is quite low. Time-related factors were the most common barriers to cessation delivery (51.4%). Patient factors (30%) and financial/resource factors (25%) were less common. There is a strong need for increased implementation of clinical guidelines for evidence-based tobacco treatments among psychiatrists.
AB - This study explores the extent to which psychiatrists are familiar with, and utilize, the USPHS guidelines for treating tobacco use and dependence (i.e., the 5A’s), deliver cessation treatment, and the barriers they perceive to doing so. An original, national survey of 141 psychiatrists revealed that most Ask patients if they smoke (81.6%). Fewer Advise them to stop (78.7%) and Assess their willingness to quit (73.6%). A minority Assist with a quit plan (15.9%) and Arrange for follow-up (26.4%). Just 11.9% have used the USPHS guidelines in clinical practice; 37% have never heard of them. Even among those who say they have used the USPHS guidelines, implementation of the 5A’s is quite low. Time-related factors were the most common barriers to cessation delivery (51.4%). Patient factors (30%) and financial/resource factors (25%) were less common. There is a strong need for increased implementation of clinical guidelines for evidence-based tobacco treatments among psychiatrists.
KW - Awareness
KW - Implementation
KW - Tobacco use disorder
KW - Treatment guidelines
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U2 - 10.1007/s10597-022-00997-9
DO - 10.1007/s10597-022-00997-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 35768703
AN - SCOPUS:85133210884
SN - 0010-3853
VL - 59
SP - 185
EP - 191
JO - Community Mental Health Journal
JF - Community Mental Health Journal
IS - 1
ER -