title: Emergency department-initiated tobacco dependence treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the feasibility of a fax referral program to increase enrollment in tobacco dependence treatment in emergency department (ED) patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The control group received quit advice and printed information; the intervention group also received a faxed referral that generated telephone contacts.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Treatment enrollment was higher in the intervention group (13.5% vs 2.7%). Only the faxed referral was associated with treatment enrollment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An ED intervention is feasible. Faxed referral resulted in a 5-fold increase in tobacco treatment enrollment. The ED may be an opportune setting to facilitate smoking-cessation behavior change among lower income, underserved patients.
authors: Department of Respiratory and Surgical Technology, College of Health Related Professions, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA. MA@uams.edu
authors: Michael E
authors: ME
authors: Anders
authors: Christine E
authors: CE
authors: Sheffer
authors: Claudia P
authors: CP
authors: Barone
authors: Talmage M
authors: TM
authors: Holmes
authors: Donald D
authors: DD
authors: Simpson
authors: Angela M
authors: AM
authors: Duncan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D016636:Telefacsimile; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy