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Annals of family medicine · Mar 2023
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Assessing Tobacco Status in Community Health Centers.
- Susan A Flocke, Nathalie Huguet, Steffani R Bailey, Tahlia Hodes, and Jean P O'Malley.
- Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon flocke@ohsu.edu.
- Ann Fam Med. 2023 Mar 1; 21 (2): 161164161-164.
AbstractFew have studied the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on tobacco use status assessment and cessation counseling. Electronic health record data from 217 primary care clinics were examined from January 1, 2019 to July 31, 2021. Data included telehealth and in-person visits for 759,138 adult patients (aged ≥18 years). Monthly rates of tobacco assessment per 1,000 patients were calculated. From March 2020 to May 2020, tobacco assessment monthly rates declined by 50% and increased from June 2020 to May 2021 but remained 33.5% lower than pre-pandemic levels. Rates of tobacco cessation assistance changed less, but remain low. These findings are significant given the relevance of tobacco use to increased severity of COVID-19.© 2023 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.
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