TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementation of tobacco cessation brief intervention in complementary and alternative medicine practice
T2 - Qualitative evaluation
AU - Eaves, Emery R.
AU - Howerter, Amy
AU - Nichter, Mark
AU - Floden, Lysbeth
AU - Gordon, Judith S.
AU - Ritenbaugh, Cheryl
AU - Muramoto, Myra L.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this study was provided by a grant from the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute (NCI RO1 CA137375). Data collection, analysis, and reporting was conducted solely by the authors with no input from the funding source.
Funding Information:
Funding for this study was provided by a grant from the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute (NIH-NCI) (R01-CA137375-01A1). The authors would like to thank the CAM practitioners who participated in training and interviews and in formative research, as well as the patients who were willing to participate in this research.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Author(s).
PY - 2017/6/23
Y1 - 2017/6/23
N2 - Background: This article presents findings from qualitative interviews conducted as part of a research study that trained Acupuncture, Massage, and Chiropractic practitioners' in Arizona, US, to implement evidence-based tobacco cessation brief interventions (BI) in their routine practice. The qualitative phase of the overall study aimed to assess: the impact of tailored training in evidence-based tobacco cessation BI on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners' knowledge and willingness to implement BIs in their routine practice; and their patients' responses to cessation intervention in CAM context. Methods: To evaluate the implementation of skills learned from a tailored training program, we conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with 54 CAM practitioners in Southern Arizona and 38 of their patients. Interview questions focused on reactions to the implementation of tobacco cessation BIs in CAM practice. Results: After participating in a tailored BI training, CAM practitioners reported increased confidence, knowledge, and motivation to address tobacco in their routine practice. Patients were open to being approached by CAM practitioners about tobacco use and viewed BIs as an expected part of wellness care. Conclusions: Tailored training motivated CAM practitioners in this study to implement evidence-based tobacco cessation BIs in their routine practice. Results suggest that CAM practitioners can be a valuable point of contact and should be included in tobacco cessation efforts.
AB - Background: This article presents findings from qualitative interviews conducted as part of a research study that trained Acupuncture, Massage, and Chiropractic practitioners' in Arizona, US, to implement evidence-based tobacco cessation brief interventions (BI) in their routine practice. The qualitative phase of the overall study aimed to assess: the impact of tailored training in evidence-based tobacco cessation BI on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners' knowledge and willingness to implement BIs in their routine practice; and their patients' responses to cessation intervention in CAM context. Methods: To evaluate the implementation of skills learned from a tailored training program, we conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with 54 CAM practitioners in Southern Arizona and 38 of their patients. Interview questions focused on reactions to the implementation of tobacco cessation BIs in CAM practice. Results: After participating in a tailored BI training, CAM practitioners reported increased confidence, knowledge, and motivation to address tobacco in their routine practice. Patients were open to being approached by CAM practitioners about tobacco use and viewed BIs as an expected part of wellness care. Conclusions: Tailored training motivated CAM practitioners in this study to implement evidence-based tobacco cessation BIs in their routine practice. Results suggest that CAM practitioners can be a valuable point of contact and should be included in tobacco cessation efforts.
KW - Behavioral intervention
KW - CAM
KW - Complementary and alternative medicine
KW - Tobacco cessation
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U2 - 10.1186/s12906-017-1836-7
DO - 10.1186/s12906-017-1836-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 28645292
AN - SCOPUS:85021236003
VL - 17
JO - BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
JF - BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
SN - 1472-6882
IS - 1
M1 - 331
ER -