Researchers from Oregon Health and Science University Provide Details of New Studies and Findings in the Area of Public Health (Disparities in…

Researchers from Oregon Health and Science University Provide Details of New Studies and Findings in the Area of Public Health (Disparities in Smoking Cessation Assistance n US Primary Care Clinics)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- Researchers detail new data in Health and Medicine - Public Health. According to news reporting out of Portland, Oregon, by NewsRx editors, research stated, "To examine associations between patient factors and smoking cessation assistance in US safety-net clinics. Using electronic health record data from the OCHIN network, we identified adults with at least 1 primary care visit to a study clinic (n =143 clinics in 12 states) with at least 1 documented 'current smoker' status during 2014 to 2016 (n =136 314; 29.8%)."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Oregon Health and Science University, "We estimated odds ratios (ORs) of smoking cessation assistance receipt (none [reference], counseling, medication, or both) by patient covariates. For all cessation assistance categories, odds of assistance were higher among women, those with more visits, those assessed and ready to quit, and patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hyperlipidemia. Odds of receiving both counseling and medication were lower among uninsured patients (OR = 0.56; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.48, 0.64), those of a race/ethnicity other than non-Hispanic White (OR range = 0.65-0.82), and those with diabetes (OR = 0.85; 95% CI = 0.79, 0.92), and higher among older patients and those with a comorbidity, with few exceptions."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Disparities in smoking cessation assistance receipt exist in safety-net settings, in particular by health insurance coverage and across race/ethnicity, even after control for other socioeconomic and demographic factors."

For more information on this research see: Disparities in Smoking Cessation Assistance n US Primary Care Clinics. American Journal of Public Health, 2018;108(8):1082-1090. American Journal of Public Health can be contacted at: Amer Public Health Assoc Inc, 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001-3710, USA (see also Health and Medicine - Public Health).

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting S.R. Bailey, Oregon Health Sciences University, Dept. of Family Med, Portland, OR 97239, United States. Additional authors for this research include J. Heintzman, R.L. Jacob, J. Puro and M. Marino.

Keywords for this news article include: Portland, Oregon, United States, North and Central America, Public Health, Health and Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University.

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