Variations in tobacco control in National Dental PBRN practices: the role of patient and practice factors
Authors
Ray, Midge N.Allison, Jeroan J.
Coley, Heather L.
Williams, Jessica H.
Kohler, Connie L.
Gilbert, Gregg H.
Richman, Joshua S.
Kiefe, Catarina I.
Sadasivam, Rajani S.
Houston, Thomas K.
National DPBRN Collaborative Group
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Quantitative Health SciencesDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2013-11-01Keywords
UMCCTS fundingClinical trials
Public health dentistry
Oral health
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Clinical Trials
Dental Public Health and Education
Health Services Administration
Health Services Research
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We engaged dental practices enrolled in The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network to quantify tobacco screening (ASK) and advising (ADVISE); and to identify patient and practice -characteristics associated with tobacco control. Dental practices (N = 190) distributed patient surveys that measured ASK and ADVISE. Twenty-nine percent of patients were ASKED about tobacco use during visit, 20% were identified as tobacco users, and 41% reported being ADVISED. Accounting for clustering of patients within practices, younger age and male gender were positively associated with ASK and ADVISE. Adjusting for patient age and gender, a higher proportion of non-whites in the practice, preventive services and proportion on public assistance were positively associated with ASK. Proportion of tobacco users in the practice and offering other preventive services were more strongly associated with ASK and ADVISE than other practice characteristics. Understanding variations in performance is an important step toward designing strategies for improving tobacco control in dentistry.Source
Ray MN, Allison JJ, Coley HL, Williams JH, Kohler C, Gilbert GH, Richman JS, Kiefe CI, Sadasivam RS, Houston TK; National DPBRN Collaborative Group. Variations in tobacco control in National Dental PBRN practices: the role of patient and practice factors. Spec Care Dentist. 2013 Nov-Dec;33(6):286-93. doi:10.1111/j.1754-4505.2012.00305.x. Link to article on publisher's site
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10.1111/j.1754-4505.2012.00305.xPermanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/30125PubMed ID
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10.1111/j.1754-4505.2012.00305.x
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