Leverage points to improve smoking cessation treatment in a large tertiary care hospital: a systems-based mixed methods study.
Alex T RamseyDonna PrenticeEllis BallardLi-Shiun ChenLaura J BierutPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
Engaging hospital providers and patients in participatory approaches to develop an implementation strategy revealed discrepant perceptions of patient interest and frequency of hospital-based treatment for smoking. These findings spurred adoption of standardised point-of-care treatment for cigarette smoking, which remains highly prevalent yet undertreated among hospitalised patients.