TY - JOUR
T1 - Smoke-free recovery from trauma surgery
T2 - A pilot trial of an online smoking cessation program for orthopaedic trauma patients
AU - McCrabb, Sam
AU - Baker, Amanda L.
AU - Attia, John
AU - Balogh, Zsolt J.
AU - Lott, Natalie
AU - Naylor, Justine
AU - Harris, Ian A.
AU - Doran, Christopher M.
AU - George, Johnson
AU - Wolfenden, Luke
AU - Skelton, Eliza
AU - Bonevski, Billie
PY - 2017/8
Y1 - 2017/8
N2 - Smoking increases the risk of complications associated with orthopaedic trauma surgery, however delivery of care is low. Online interventions may provide needed smoking cessation care and promote abstinence. This study aims to examine the engagement, acceptability, and retention of an online smoking cessation program (Smoke-Free Recovery; SFR) among a sample of orthopaedic trauma patients, as well as themes around the smoking cessation process. A pilot study of SFR with 31 orthopaedic trauma patients admitted to a public hospital in New South Wales, Australia took place. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted following hospital discharge. Thematic analysis and descriptive statistics were used. Engagement was high with 28 participants accessing SFR during admission. Twenty individuals completed follow-up phone calls. Program acceptability was rated favourably. After discharge, changes in smoking habits were noted, with program retention low. Themes on program use included: lack of time or need for additional support; computer illiteracy or technology issues; feeling unready or too stressed to quit; or feeling they had reached the boundary of what could be learnt from the program. This study highlights the difficulties faced by patients following hospital admission, the lack of follow-up support received, and the need for consumer testing prior to roll out. Continuing to develop interventions to promote hospital-initiated cessation attempts that continue post-discharge should be a priority.
AB - Smoking increases the risk of complications associated with orthopaedic trauma surgery, however delivery of care is low. Online interventions may provide needed smoking cessation care and promote abstinence. This study aims to examine the engagement, acceptability, and retention of an online smoking cessation program (Smoke-Free Recovery; SFR) among a sample of orthopaedic trauma patients, as well as themes around the smoking cessation process. A pilot study of SFR with 31 orthopaedic trauma patients admitted to a public hospital in New South Wales, Australia took place. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted following hospital discharge. Thematic analysis and descriptive statistics were used. Engagement was high with 28 participants accessing SFR during admission. Twenty individuals completed follow-up phone calls. Program acceptability was rated favourably. After discharge, changes in smoking habits were noted, with program retention low. Themes on program use included: lack of time or need for additional support; computer illiteracy or technology issues; feeling unready or too stressed to quit; or feeling they had reached the boundary of what could be learnt from the program. This study highlights the difficulties faced by patients following hospital admission, the lack of follow-up support received, and the need for consumer testing prior to roll out. Continuing to develop interventions to promote hospital-initiated cessation attempts that continue post-discharge should be a priority.
KW - Orthopedics
KW - Smoking cessation
KW - Telemedicine
KW - Wounds and injuries
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85026643116&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/NHMRC/GNT1063206
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/NHMRC/G1300686
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph14080847
DO - 10.3390/ijerph14080847
M3 - Article
C2 - 28788089
AN - SCOPUS:85026643116
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 14
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 8
M1 - 847
ER -