Physician Tobacco Advice to Preteens in a Smoking-Prevention Randomized Trial: Steering Clear

Tim McAfee; Evette Ludman; Lou Grothaus; Susan M. Zbikowski; Terry Bush; Jack Hollis; Michael Polen; Susan J. Curry

doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsi031

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Physician Tobacco Advice to Preteens in a Smoking-Prevention Randomized Trial: Steering Clear

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Physician Tobacco Advice to Preteens in a Smoking-Prevention Randomized Trial: Steering Clear

Tim McAfee, Evette Ludman, Lou Grothaus, Susan M. Zbikowski, Terry Bush, Jack Hollis, Michael Polen and Susan J. Curry

Journal of pediatric psychology, Vol.30(4), pp.371-376

06/2005

DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsi031

PMID: 15863433

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Abstract

Objective To examine preadolescent and parental recall of tobacco prevention messages by health care providers. Methods As part of a smoking prevention trial, providers were cued to reinforce the study and advise intervention participants (N = 4,026) not to use tobacco. All parents were surveyed at baseline; children were surveyed at 20 months; and a subsample (504 households) was surveyed at 6 and 12 months to assess discussion of tobacco use prevention and other health behavior topics by providers as well as susceptibility and experimentation with tobacco among children. Results During the 20-month follow-up, less than 25% of children recalled a provider discussing tobacco use prevention. Recall of exposure to tobacco prevention messages at school (68%), from parents (53%), and from mass media (71%) was higher. Conclusions Physician tobacco counseling is occurring at lower rates in pre-adolescents than it is in adults. A chart reminder to providers was insufficient to create a meaningful effect.

physician advice

preadolescents

preteens

smoking prevention

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Title: Subtitle: Physician Tobacco Advice to Preteens in a Smoking-Prevention Randomized Trial: Steering Clear
Creators: Tim McAfee - Alere Wellbeing
Evette Ludman - Group Health Cooperative
Lou Grothaus - Group Health Cooperative
Susan M. Zbikowski - University of Illinois at Chicago
Terry Bush - Alere Wellbeing
Jack Hollis - Kaiser Permanente
Michael Polen - Kaiser Permanente
Susan J. Curry - University of Illinois at Chicago
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of pediatric psychology, Vol.30(4), pp.371-376
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsi031
PMID: 15863433
ISSN: 0146-8693
eISSN: 1465-735X
Language: English
Date published: 06/2005
Academic Unit: Health Management and Policy; Community and Behavioral Health
Record Identifier: 9984366285702771

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