Hard to Reach or Just Not Enough? A Narrative Review of Inpatient Tobacco Cessation Programs in Pediatrics

Aysha Jawed and Mandeep Jassal
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Aysha Jawed: Bloomberg Children’s Center at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Mandeep Jassal: Pediatric Pulmonary, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 24, 1-22

Abstract: Caregiver smoking is a significant risk factor for children with acute and chronic diseases. Hospitalization presents an opportunity to explore caregiver smoking as a modifiable risk factor during a time of crisis when the motivation to change could be heightened. To date, there has not been a published review on inpatient smoking cessation interventions in pediatrics that focus on supporting caregivers of hospitalized children. The goals of this review were to identify and assess the reach and efficacy of tobacco cessation strategies implemented across inpatient units in pediatrics and mother-baby units. This review also proposes clinical and research implications along with program-building recommendations that can help inform future practice in tobacco cessation. A narrative review of the literature identified 14 peer-reviewed studies that described smoking cessation interventions between 2002 and 2021. There were five randomized controlled trials, seven prospective studies, and one retrospective study. The primary kinds of interventions were counseling to heighten caregiver contemplation to quit ( n = 12), provision of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) medications ( n = 7), and follow-up with the local Quitline ( n = 12). A diverse range of deliverers implemented interventions across studies. Variation in defining quit attempts along with tobacco reduction and cessation outcomes contributed to mixed findings across studies.

Keywords: smoking; tobacco; cessation; quitline; Nicotine Replacement Therapy; pediatric; inpatient (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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