July 15, 1990Annals of Internal Medicine
Smoking Cessation after Acute Myocardial Infarction: Effects of a Nurse-Managed Intervention
Why the study?
Does a nurse-managed intervention improve smoking cessation rates in patients who have had an acute myocardial infarction?
Population
173 patients, 70 years of age or younger, who were smoking before hospitalization for acute myocardial…
Comparison
Nurse-managed smoking cessation intervention… vs Usual care
Design
RCT, Randomly assigned
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
Discussion
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Overview
Supports nurse-managed smoking cessation programs after AMI; extends evidence for structured nurse-led interventions in secondary prevention.
Structured PICO
Does a nurse-managed intervention improve smoking cessation rates in patients who have had an acute myocardial infarction?
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Population
173 patients, 70 years of age or younger, who were smoking before hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction.
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Intervention
Nurse-managed smoking cessation intervention focused on relapse prevention, initiated in the hospital and maintained primarily through telephone contact, including an 18-page manual, over a 6-month treatment period.
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Comparator
Usual care
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Outcome
Smoking cessation rate at 1 year after myocardial infarction, verified biochemically
A nurse-managed intervention initiated in-hospital and maintained via telephone significantly improves 1-year smoking cessation rates after acute myocardial infarction.
Cite This Study
C. Barr Taylor (1990) studied this question.