Compliance with Primary Prevention in Private Practice: Creating a Tobacco-Free Environment
| Autor: | M K Beckhelm, Stergios Russos, B Rubin, C R Hofstetter, S Burkham-Kreitner, Jennifer A. Jones, Donald J. Slymen, Melbourne F. Hovell |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Epidemiology Every Three Months business.industry education Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health law.invention Test (assessment) Clinical trial Health promotion Randomized controlled trial law Phone Private practice Family medicine medicine business Preventive healthcare |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 11:288-293 |
| ISSN: | 0749-3797 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0749-3797(18)30432-x |
| Popis: | A sample of private orthodontic practices (n = 40) from a controlled trial for clinician-initiated tobacco-use prevention was used to test the effectiveness of preventive medicine representative (PMR) visits in creating and maintaining an anti-tobacco office environment. Clinical staff of 20 offices, randomly assigned to the experimental group, were trained by a PMR on the use of anti-tobacco materials (no-smoking signs, posters, and print materials). Twenty control-group offices did not receive any training or special treatment. Subsequently, experimental-group offices were visited by a PMR once every three months and were telephoned six weeks after each visit over a 12-month period. During visits and phone calls, PMRs prompted offices to order anti-tobacco materials. Visits served to introduce offices to new materials and to encourage their continued use. Data from direct observations and self-report measures showed significant differences between experimental and control offices for display of anti-tobacco materials at 1.5 months and 12 months (P < .001). Results suggest that PMR visits may serve as an effective method of introducing and maintaining preventive medicine procedures in clinical environments. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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