Attitudes and practices of health care providers towards improving adherence to smoking cessation medications in Australia: A descriptive study.

In an online survey conducted in Australia, HCPs indicated multiple barriers to providing adherence support and intervention strategies that should be considered for smoking cessation programs. A higher proportion of participants who perceived adherence support as their professional role reported supporting adherence to smoking cessation medications. SO WHAT?: Considerations should be given to improve HCPs attitudes and practices towards smoking cessation medications adherence support. Smoking cessation programs should consider the issue of adherence support. Further studies with a larger sample size across a broader range of HCPs are needed to extensively understand adherence service provision among HCPs in Australia.