The impact of National Cancer Institute training on clinical tobacco use cessation services by oral health teams.
The authors surveyed participants in a National Cancer Institute, or NCI, training program that provides brief tobacco cessation services. They found significant improvements in the frequency with which practitioners ask patients about tobacco use and assist patients in stopping tobacco use. Improvements also were found in the participants' level of confidence and preparedness to help patients quit. Despite some limitations, the NCI training was shown to be an effective program for the oral health care team.
Gould
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University of Nebraska at Omaha, School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation 68182-0216, USA.
Eickhoff-Shemek
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Stacy
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Mecklenburg
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D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003797:Dental Staff / Q000193:education*; D004498:Education, Dental, Continuing / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D009329:Nebraska; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States