A digital solution to streamline access to smoking cessation interventions in England; findings from a primary care pilot (STOPNOW study)

被引：1

作者：

El-Osta, Austen ^{[1
]}

Hennessey, Christina ^{[2
]}

Pilot, Caroline ^{[3
]}

Tahir, Mohammad Aumran ^{[4
]}

Bagkeris, Emmanouil ^{[5
]}

Akram, Mohammad ^{[4
]}

Alboksmaty, Ahmed ^{[1
]}

Barbanti, Evelina ^{[1
]}

Bakhet, Marize ^{[1
]}

Vos, Valentina ^{[1
]}

Banarsee, Ricky ^{[1
]}

Majeed, Azeem ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Imperial Coll London, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Primary Care & Publ Hlth, London W6 8RF, England

[2] West London GP Federat, 2b Hogarth Rd, London SW5 0PT, England

[3] 20-22 Berkeley Sq, London W1J 6EQ, England

[4] AT Med, 26-28 Streatham Pl, London SW2 4QY, England

[5] Imperial Coll London, Royal Brompton Hosp, Natl Heart & Lung Inst, London SW3 6LR, England

来源：

PUBLIC HEALTH IN PRACTICE | 2021年 / 2卷

关键词：

Tobacco; Smoking; Smoking cessation; Primary care; eConsultation; COST-EFFECTIVENESS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100176

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Objectives: Despite the proven efficacy of several smoking cessation medications that have been shown to improve long-term abstinence rates, approximately two-thirds of smokers report not having used medication in their most recent quit attempt. A main barrier could be delayed access to pharmacological interventions. This study investigated the utility of a primary care linked online portal to streamline timely access to pharmacological support to patients who want to quit smoking by making an asynchronous request for treatment to their general practitioner.Study design: Prospective cohort study.Methods: An online portal with added functionality was developed, which allowed patients with a unique link to make an asynchronous request for treatment. Two GP practices identified a total of 4337 eligible patients who received an SMS or email invite to engage with an online portal including an electronic survey to capture information about smoking behaviours and to request treatment. Portal informatics and patient level data were analysed to measure the efficacy of the online system in reducing the time between making a formal request to treatment and access to pharmacological support. The primary outcome measure was the time between making a formal request for treatment and access to pharmacological support from a designated community pharmacy.Results: 323 patients (7.4%) initiated the survey, but only 56 patients completed the survey and made a formal request for treatment. 94% of participants did not return to use the portal to make a second or follow-up request for treatment. Only 3 participants completed the 12-week pathway. A total of 75 medication items were prescribed and collected by 56 patients. The time difference between the formal request to treatment and GP review ranged between 20 h and 1 week. The time difference between approval of prescription by the GP and access to medication was 5 days +/- 2.1 days (range = 1.9-7.0 days).Conclusion: The widespread adoption and diffusion of an IT enabled and asynchronous primary care led remote consultation pathway can streamline timely access to smoking cessation support without the need for the patient to see a GP or an independent prescriber in the first instance.

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