Helping patients to quit tobacco use: integration of South Dakota QuitLine services.
New evidence-based practice guidelines for tobacco cessation recommend that physicians ask their patients about tobacco use and interest in a serious quit attempt at every visit. There are some barriers to integrating comprehensive quit assistance into clinical practice settings. However, there are many research-tested strategies that simplify the process and overcome the challenges to conversations about quitting. The purpose of this manuscript is to showcase one of the resources available to augment clinical-based cessation conversations in South Dakota--the Department of Health QuitLine. Additional tobacco cessation resources are highlighted.
College of Nursing, South Dakota State University, USA.
Nancy L
NL
Fahrenwald
Angie L
AL
Larson
D015277:Hotlines; D006801:Humans; D013023:South Dakota; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation / Q000379:methods*