• Am J Prev Med · Dec 2013

    Multicenter Study

    Triple tobacco screen: opportunity to help families become smokefree.

    • Emara Nabi-Burza, Jonathan P Winickoff, Stacia Finch, and Susan Regan.
    • Center for Child and Adolescent Health Research and Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: emaranburza@gmail.com.
    • Am J Prev Med. 2013 Dec 1; 45 (6): 728731728-31.

    BackgroundAmerican Academy of Pediatrics policy recommends that pediatricians document environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure of a child at every visit. The extent to which pediatricians adhere to this policy, however, is unknown.PurposeThe goal of the study was to examine the extent to which pediatricians screen parents for tobacco use and home- and car-related smoking rules. Further, the potential association between factors associated with pediatrician inquiry into parental tobacco use and rules is examined.MethodsPost-visit exit interviews were conducted in ten pediatric practices between June 2009 and March 2011 with parents whose children had been seen by a healthcare provider. Parents were considered to have been given the "triple tobacco screen" if they reported being asked by a pediatric healthcare provider about their smoking behavior, smokefree home rules, and smokefree car rules. Bivariate analysis and multivariable logistic regression was done to explore factors associated with parents being given any component of the triple tobacco screening. Data were analyzed between March 2012 and February 2013.ResultsOf 9145 parents interviewed, 20% of the parents reported being asked at least one question from the triple tobacco screen, and only 9% reported being asked all three questions. Overall, 17% of parents reported being asked about their smoking status, 16% about smokefree home rules, and 11% about smokefree car rules. Few smoking parents (23%) and fewer nonsmoking parents (19%) were screened about their tobacco use and behavior.ConclusionsPediatricians infrequently addressed ETS exposure of children among parents who do and do not smoke. Substantial missed opportunities may exist to counsel smokers and reduce ETS exposure of children in the most common exposure locations-the home and car.Copyright © 2013 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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