2025
Leveraging geospatial data to support an implementation science approach to address lung cancer burden
DuBois T, Brecher A, Edmondson D, Gonzalez E, Zeigler-Johnson C, Fleisher L, Lynch S. Leveraging geospatial data to support an implementation science approach to address lung cancer burden. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2025, 9: pkaf047. PMID: 40341560, PMCID: PMC12132098, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkaf047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco treatment programImplementation science approachPrevention effortsLung cancer mortality ratesCancer mortality ratesLung cancer burdenMaintenance frameworkTreatment programsCancer burdenSupport deliverySmoking cessationNational ratesContextual factorsInterventionMortality rateBrief reportPreventionProgramScience approachSmokingTobaccoBurdenImplementationCessationPartnership
2024
Implementation of an “opt-out” tobacco treatment program in six hospitals in South Carolina
Cummings K, Talbot V, Roberson A, Bliss A, Likins E, Brownstein N, Stansell S, Adams-Ludd D, Harris B, Louder D, McCutcheon E, Zebian R, Rojewski A, Toll B. Implementation of an “opt-out” tobacco treatment program in six hospitals in South Carolina. BMC Health Services Research 2024, 24: 741. PMID: 38886764, PMCID: PMC11184783, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11205-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-discharge follow-up callsTobacco treatment programFollow-up callsEnhance careBasic careSmoking statusConsultation visitTobacco treatment specialistStop Smoking ServicesStop smoking medicationsAssess smoking statusResultsSmoking prevalenceSmoking ServicesMedical University of South CarolinaSmoking medicationsIntervention groupQuit ratesTreatment deliveryTreatment specialistsSurveyed patientsDaily smokersHigh caseloadsUniversity of South CarolinaHospital dischargeSouth CarolinaImplementation, enrollment, and engagement in an opt‐out telehealth pharmacist‐assisted tobacco treatment program for patients seen in oncology outpatient clinics
Cummings K, Toll B, Talbot V, Roberson A, Wilson D, Dunlap M, Ware E, Palmer A, Bliss A, Anokye V, Warren G. Implementation, enrollment, and engagement in an opt‐out telehealth pharmacist‐assisted tobacco treatment program for patients seen in oncology outpatient clinics. Cancer 2024, 130: 2482-2492. PMID: 38546445, PMCID: PMC11214603, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTobacco treatment programOncology outpatient clinicQuit ratesDelivering smoking cessation treatmentSelf-reported quit ratesOutpatient clinicSmoking cessation counselingHollings Cancer CenterFollow-up surveyNicotine replacement medicationsTreatment programsSmoking cessation treatmentCessation counselingOncology clinicVisit clinicsCessation treatmentSmoking statusTelephone surveyCancer CenterReplacement medicationsRandom sampleAdult patientsFollow-upSmokingPatients
2020
A Preoperative Contingency Management Intervention for Smoking Abstinence in Cancer Patients: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial
Rojewski AM, Fucito LM, Baker NL, Krishnan-Sarin S, Carpenter MJ, Bernstein SL, Toll BA. A Preoperative Contingency Management Intervention for Smoking Abstinence in Cancer Patients: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2020, 23: 1064-1067. PMID: 33340400, PMCID: PMC8248947, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay of surgeryCancer surgeryAbstinence ratesContingency management interventionCM patientsCM interventionSeven-day point prevalence abstinence ratesCM groupSelf-reported smoking abstinencePoint prevalence abstinence ratesTobacco treatment programEnd of treatmentIncentives contingentMonetary incentives contingentBreath carbon monoxideCO breath testMultisite pilot studyOperable cancerStandard careNicotine patchCancer patientsSmoking abstinenceSurgical proceduresBreath testPatientsTobacco Treatment Program Models in US Hospitals and Outpatient Centers on Behalf of the SRNT Treatment Network
Palmer AM, Rojewski AM, Chen LS, Fucito LM, Galiatsatos P, Kathuria H, Land SR, Morgan GD, Ramsey AT, Richter KP, Wen X, Toll BA. Tobacco Treatment Program Models in US Hospitals and Outpatient Centers on Behalf of the SRNT Treatment Network. CHEST Journal 2020, 159: 1652-1663. PMID: 33259805, PMCID: PMC8039006, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.11.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco treatment programOutpatient centerTreatment programSmoking cessation treatmentTobacco cessation servicesTreatment modelUS health care systemEvidence of feasibilityHealth care systemCause of diseaseCessation servicesCessation treatmentMedical systemTobacco useDissemination trialUS hospitalsMedical providersClinical researchHospitalTreatment networkHigh-impact opportunityReviewPatientsMortalityIllustrative reviewPragmatic Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Evaluate the Implementation of Tobacco Cessation Programs Within NCI-Designated Cancer Centers
D'Angelo H, Ramsey AT, Rolland B, Chen LS, Bernstein SL, Fucito LM, Hooper M, Adsit R, Pauk D, Rosenblum MS, Cinciripini PM, Joseph A, Ostroff JS, Warren GW, Fiore MC, Baker TB. Pragmatic Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Evaluate the Implementation of Tobacco Cessation Programs Within NCI-Designated Cancer Centers. Frontiers In Public Health 2020, 8: 221. PMID: 32596200, PMCID: PMC7304341, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco treatment servicesCancer care settingsNational Cancer InstituteRE-AIM frameworkCancer CenterCare settingsTreatment servicesElectronic health recordsCessation servicesCessation outcomesCancer Center Cessation InitiativeCessation service deliveryDelivery of tobaccoPatients' tobacco useTobacco treatment programTobacco cessation programBetter patient outcomesCurrent smokersCessation initiativesTobacco treatmentTobacco cessationPatient populationCessation programsTreatment referralPatient outcomes
2017
Electronic cigarettes for adults with tobacco dependence enrolled in a tobacco treatment program: A pilot study
Baldassarri SR, Bernstein SL, Chupp GL, Slade MD, Fucito LM, Toll BA. Electronic cigarettes for adults with tobacco dependence enrolled in a tobacco treatment program: A pilot study. Addictive Behaviors 2017, 80: 1-5. PMID: 29304395, PMCID: PMC6463885, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.11.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco treatment programTreatment-seeking smokersElectronic cigarettesWeek 24Tobacco treatmentTobacco smokersTreatment programTobacco treatment interventionsTobacco smokingPatch therapyTobacco dependenceEffective adjunctBehavioral counselingMean reductionSmokersSmoking outcomesTreatment settingsTreatment interventionsSmokingNicotine solutionPilot studyNicotineCigarettesSignificant differencesSubjects
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