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11501228

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-14
pubmed:abstractText
Nicotine addiction is a serious medical condition that needs to be treated like any other chronic disease. Primary care must play a key role in smoking cessation and offering help should be a routine part of primary care practice. As the most frequent opportunity for intervention lies within primary care, GPs should ensure that they raise the issue of stopping smoking at least annually with their smoking patients. When the smoker is ready to stop, the initial personal involvement of the GP is likely to increase the chance of a successful quit attempt. Follow-up may be with another healthcare professional. The support of healthcare professionals for the smoker who is motivated to quit, combined with appropriate pharmacotherapy, can substantially increase the chances of a successful quit attempt. Secondary care staff should also make every effort to help people to stop smoking and should communicate effectively with primary care--opportunities during hospitalisation are frequently missed. Specialist smoking cessation clinics have an essential role in providing more intensive specialist treatment and the expertise to partner and support the primary care effort. Smoking cessation is one of the most cost-effective healthcare interventions that can be made.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1368-5031
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
385-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-2-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Smoking cessation: a consensus statement with special reference to primary care.
pubmed:affiliation
Cardiothoracic Centre, St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Consensus Development Conference