Pediatricians' practices regarding smoking cessation among parents of their patients.
OBJECTIVE
To assess pediatricians' use of the 5A's for smoking cessation among the parents of their patients.


METHODS
A random sample of Ohio pediatricians (n=153) completed a mail survey on smoking cessation activities.


RESULTS
Most pediatricians (80%) regularly asked their patients' parents about their smoking status. The majority "always" or "usually" implemented 2 of the 5 steps of the 5A's. Respondents perceived using the 5A's would result in fewer parents smoking but were less confident they could implement all of the 5A's.


CONCLUSIONS
Pediatricians need more training to better prepare them to assist parents in quitting smoking.
Dake
Joseph A
JA
Department of Public Health, University of Toledo, OH 43606, USA. joseph.dake.edu
Price
James H
JH
Jordan
Timothy R
TR
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003376:Counseling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016487:Parenting; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010819:Physician's Role; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires