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Table 3 Comparisons between intervention and control conditions

From: Health evaluation and referral assistant: a randomized controlled trial to improve smoking cessation among emergency department patients

 

Intervention

(n = 210)

Control

(n = 211)

ED clinician (MD/RN) counselinga

 MD/RN asked about tobacco use

172 (81.9 %)

165 (78.2 %)

 MD/RN counseled participant to quit

73 (34.8 %)

68 (32.2 %)

 Received educational materials

8 (3.8 %)

14 (6.6 %)

 Received a smoking cessation referral

5 (2.4 %)

11 (5.2 %)

Outpatient smoking cessation treatment

 Contact with tobacco treatment provider

 GEE odds ratio = 2.69 (95 % CI 1.65–4.39), p < 0.001

  Contact at 1 month

35 (16.7 %)

16 (7.6 %)

  Contact at 3 months

48 (22.9 %)

27 (12.8 %)

 Initiated treatment (evaluated by tobacco treatment provider)

 GEE odds ratio = 1.69 (95 % CI 0.86–3.31), p = 0.13

  Treatment initiation at 1 month

10 (4.8 %)

8 (3.8 %)

  Treatment initiation at 3 months

21 (10.0 %)

14 (6.6 %)

 Treatment engagement at either time

8 (3.8 %)

7 (3.3 %)

 Treatment completion

7 (3.3 %)

6 (2.8 %)

Smoking behavior

 Used tobacco (since ED visit)

 GEE odds ratio = 0.98 (95 % CI 0.62–1.55), p = 0.93

 Abstinent for first month (since visit)

13 (6.2 %)

19 (9.0 %)

 Abstinent for 3 months (since visit)

8 (3.8 %)

9 (4.3 %)

 At least one quit attempt at 1 month

68 (32.4 %)

72 (34.1 %)

 At least one quit attempt at 3 months

105 (50.0 %)

118 (55.9 %)

 Attempted to reduce use at 1 month

125 (59.5 %)

122 (57.8 %)

 Attempted to reduce use at 3 months

150 (71.4 %)

154 (73.0 %)

  1. All percentages and analyses use the ITT principal of worst outcome for missing values
  2. aED clinician behavior assessment included behaviors over and above the materials provided as part of the research study. All patients in both groups had tobacco assessed as part of the study and received a referral list. The control group received a pre-printed list, while the intervention group received a personally tailored list, as well as a dynamic referral if desired