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3772566

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-12-10
pubmed:abstractText
In a randomized controlled trial of sharing medical records with ambulatory adults as part of periodic health examinations, 193 patients (experimental group; 37 smokers) received copies of their medical records while 208 patients (control group; 50 smokers) did not. Awareness of smoking as a health problem and smoking behavior were assessed two weeks and six months later. At two weeks, 46% of experimental group smokers indicated that smoking was a major health problem, compared with 21% of the control group (p less than 0.02), and 43% of the experimental group had quit or reduced smoking, compared with 20% of the control group (p less than 0.02). At six months smoking problem awareness was not significantly different (33% experimental group vs. 14% control group, p = NS), but 65% of the experimental group had quit or reduced compared with 29% of the control group (p less than 0.04). Sharing medical records with smokers after periodic health examinations is effective in enhancing patient awareness of smoking as a health problem and beginning the process of changing smoking behavior.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0884-8734
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
34-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-2-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
The impact of shared medical records on smoking awareness and behavior in ambulatory care.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Randomized Controlled Trial