Background To study the factors associated with the intention of primary care professionals
(PCPs) to use or not use a referral aid (RA) for selecting an evidence-based smoking …

METHODS Two different studies were conducted: 1) a randomized controlled trial with a
process evaluation (n= 82) and effect evaluation (n= 285) among smoking patients recruited …

Abstract Background Few European smokers receive professional counselling when
attempting to quit smoking, resulting in suboptimal success rates and poor health outcomes …

Background: To expedite the use of evidence-based smoking cessation interventions
(EBSCIs) in primary care and to thereby increase the number of successful quit attempts, a …

Introduction Behavioral smoking cessation programs are an effective tool for quitting
smoking, yet remain underused by smokers. Proactive referral may be a promising strategy …

Background: Smoking cessation advice provided by healthcare professionals can be
effective in increasing smoking cessation among patients. Any successful intervention will …

Background Referral of patients to smoking cessation telephone counseling (ie, quitline) is
an underutilized resource by primary care physicians. Previously, we conducted a …

Background. Although most physicians believe that smoking cessation assistance is
important for their patients, the majority of smokers report that they have not received …

Background Although healthcare providers are well placed to help smokers quit,
implementation of smoking cessation care is still suboptimal. The Ask-Advise-Refer tasks …

Background: Quitting smoking at any time benefits health. Primary care visits provide the
opportunity to advise current tobacco users to initiate a quit attempt, explain available quit …