Philip B Cawkwell1, Lily Lee2,3, Jenni Shearston, Scott E Sherman4, Michael Weitzman2,4,5,6. 1. Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY; philip.cawkwell@med.nyu.edu. 2. Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY. 3. Brooklyn College, New York, NY. 4. College of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY. 5. NYU/Abu Dhabi Public Health Research Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 6. Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: There has been a sharp decline in adolescents who smoke cigarettes but no national-level study evaluating the impact of smoking cessation counseling by pediatricians or other clinicians who care for children. METHODS: Combined data from ambulatory portions of the National Hospital Ambulatory Care Survey and National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey from 1997-1999 and 2009-2011 were analyzed to determine changes in the frequency of pediatric visits that included clinician-reported tobacco counseling and how such counseling varied by child, family, and clinician characteristics. RESULTS: In 1997-1999, 1.5% of all medical visits for children aged below 19 years included tobacco counseling; this increased to 3.8% in 2009-2011 (P < .001). A marked increase from 4.1% to 11.1% was noted at well-child visits (P < .001). There were significant increases in counseling by pediatricians but not mid-level providers or general/family physicians. Provision of counseling did not result in greater visit length during either time point. During 2009-2011, visits with a diagnosis of asthma were four times as likely (OR 4.2, 95% CI 2.8-6.2) and visits for otitis media two times as likely (OR 2.1, 95% CI 1.2-3.7) to include smoking cessation counseling than sick visits for all other diagnoses. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate a significant increase in tobacco counseling by pediatric providers within the last decade, especially at well-child visits. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendation that pediatricians counsel about the harms of tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure has not yet been exhaustively implemented. IMPLICATIONS: A significant increase in smoking cessation counseling at pediatric medical appointments, especially at well-child visits, occurred from 2009-2011 compared with 1997-1999, paralleling a large decrease in smoking prevalence. These improvements in counseling rates have been predominantly noted for pediatricians but not mid-level providers or general practitioners. Counseling was not associated with increased visit lengths. Although improved counseling practices by pediatricians have been demonstrated, there is still room for improvement.
INTRODUCTION: There has been a sharp decline in adolescents who smoke cigarettes but no national-level study evaluating the impact of smoking cessation counseling by pediatricians or other clinicians who care for children. METHODS: Combined data from ambulatory portions of the National Hospital Ambulatory Care Survey and National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey from 1997-1999 and 2009-2011 were analyzed to determine changes in the frequency of pediatric visits that included clinician-reported tobacco counseling and how such counseling varied by child, family, and clinician characteristics. RESULTS: In 1997-1999, 1.5% of all medical visits for children aged below 19 years included tobacco counseling; this increased to 3.8% in 2009-2011 (P < .001). A marked increase from 4.1% to 11.1% was noted at well-child visits (P < .001). There were significant increases in counseling by pediatricians but not mid-level providers or general/family physicians. Provision of counseling did not result in greater visit length during either time point. During 2009-2011, visits with a diagnosis of asthma were four times as likely (OR 4.2, 95% CI 2.8-6.2) and visits for otitis media two times as likely (OR 2.1, 95% CI 1.2-3.7) to include smoking cessation counseling than sick visits for all other diagnoses. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate a significant increase in tobacco counseling by pediatric providers within the last decade, especially at well-child visits. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendation that pediatricians counsel about the harms of tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure has not yet been exhaustively implemented. IMPLICATIONS: A significant increase in smoking cessation counseling at pediatric medical appointments, especially at well-child visits, occurred from 2009-2011 compared with 1997-1999, paralleling a large decrease in smoking prevalence. These improvements in counseling rates have been predominantly noted for pediatricians but not mid-level providers or general practitioners. Counseling was not associated with increased visit lengths. Although improved counseling practices by pediatricians have been demonstrated, there is still room for improvement.
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