scholarly journals Evaluating clinical stop-smoking services globally: Proposal for a minimum data set

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew L. Skinner ◽  
Robert West ◽  
Martin Raw ◽  
Emma Anderson ◽  
Marcus R. Munafò
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Global Network ◽  
Minimum Data Set ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Minimum Data ◽  
Stop Smoking ◽  
Smoking Cessation Services ◽  
Stop Smoking Services

AbstractBackground and aimsBehavioural and pharmacological support for smoking cessation improves the chances of success and represents a highly cost-effective way of preventing chronic disease and premature death. There are a large number of clinical stop-smoking services around the world. These could be connected into a global network to provide data to assess what treatment components are most effective, for what populations, in what settings. This requires data to be collected according to a minimum standard set of data items. This paper sets out a proposal for this global minimum data set.MethodsWe reviewed sets of data items used in clinical services that have already benefited from standardised approaches to using data. We identified client and treatment data items that may directly or indirectly influence outcome, and outcome variables that were practicable to obtain in clinical practice. We then consulted service providers in countries that may have an interest in taking part in a global network of smoking cessation services, and revised the sets of data items according to their feedback.ResultsThree sets of data items are proposed. The first is a set of features characterising treatments offered by a service. The second is a core set of data items describing clients’ characteristics, engagement with the service, and outcomes. The third is an extended set of client data items to be captured in addition to the core data items wherever resources permit.ConclusionsWe propose minimum standards for capturing data from clinical smoking cessation services globally. This could provide a basis for meaningful evaluations of different smoking cessation treatments in different populations in a variety of settings across many countries.

scholarly journals Evaluating clinical stop-smoking services globally: towards a minimum data set

Addiction ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 113 (8) ◽  
pp. 1382-1389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew L. Skinner ◽  
Robert West ◽  
Martin Raw ◽  
Emma Anderson ◽  
Marcus R. Munafò
Keyword(s):  
Minimum Data Set ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Minimum Data ◽  
Stop Smoking ◽  
Stop Smoking Services

scholarly journals Opinions of women from deprived communities on the NHS stop smoking service in England - person-centered perspectives.

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 346
Author(s):  
Anjum Memon ◽  
John Barber ◽  
Emma Rumsby ◽  
Samantha Parker ◽  
Lisa Mohebati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Women Smokers ◽  
Stop Smoking ◽  
Smoking Cessation Services ◽  
Stop Smoking Services ◽  
Care Capacity ◽  
Stop Smoking Service

Background In most European countries, women are relatively more susceptible to smoking-related diseases, find it more difficult to quit and more likely to relapse than men. With the aim to improve understanding of women’s needs from smoking cessation services, this qualitative study examines perceptions of women from deprived communities on the National Health Service Stop Smoking Service in England.Methods A qualitative study of 11 women, smokers and ex-smokers, who had used Stop Smoking Services located in disadvantaged communities in East Sussex, England. Data were collected through focus group and semi-structured interviews, and were subjected to thematic analysis.Results Women felt that services tailored to their needs would improve cessation rates. They expect smoking cessation facilitators to be non-judgemental and to offer psychological insight into addiction. However, women’s opinions differed on the importance for facilitators to be female or ex-smokers, and on the preference of group or one-to-one services, some women expressed a preference for women only groups. The women praised the continuity of care, capacity for peer support, flexibility of time and location and free cessation aids offered. Conversely, the women felt that services were poorly advertised, that access was not universally good, and that services at work place and drop-in groups would improve access for working women and women with young children.Conclusion Flexible services that are tailored towards the needs of individual smokers and better dissemination of information regarding the range of services available could facilitate greater uptake of smoking cessation services for women in deprived communities.

Smoking Attitudes and Prevalence of a Somali Population in London

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lianne Straus ◽  
Andy McEwen ◽  
Helen Croker
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Stop Smoking ◽  
Preventative Health ◽  
Smoking Cessation Services ◽  
Stop Smoking Services ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over 40 Years ◽  
Smoking Attitudes

AbstractThis research examines the prevalence and attitudes of smoking among a Somali population in London. Eight focus groups and 77 assisted questionnaires were conducted. Findings show that there was little knowledge of local smoking cessation services and several themes arose including: the format and ineffective promotion of the United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) Stop Smoking Services, health prom xotion and ambivalence towards preventative health behaviour. Smoking rates in this Somali population appear to be higher than in the UK general population, and higher still among men over 40 years old and those that regularly use qat. Smoking cessation services for the Somali population may be more popular if there were group clinics and culturally effective promotion of the services. The relationship between qat use and smoking should be considered when targeting services to the Somali population.

State Medical Boards' Perceptions of a Minimum Data Set and Current Practices for Collecting Physician Information

2013 ◽  
Vol 99 (4) ◽  
pp. 40-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Young ◽  
Philip Davignon ◽  
Margaret B. Hansen ◽  
Mark A. Eggen
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
The United States ◽  
Minimum Data Set ◽  
Direct Patient Care ◽  
Physician Workforce ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Minimum Data ◽  
State Medical Boards ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Current Practices

ABSTRACT Recent media coverage has focused on the supply of physicians in the United States, especially with the impact of a growing physician shortage and the Affordable Care Act. State medical boards and other entities maintain data on physician licensure and discipline, as well as some biographical data describing their physician populations. However, there are gaps of workforce information in these sources. The Federation of State Medical Boards' (FSMB) Census of Licensed Physicians and the AMA Masterfile, for example, offer valuable information, but they provide a limited picture of the physician workforce. Furthermore, they are unable to shed light on some of the nuances in physician availability, such as how much time physicians spend providing direct patient care. In response to these gaps, policymakers and regulators have in recent years discussed the creation of a physician minimum data set (MDS), which would be gathered periodically and would provide key physician workforce information. While proponents of an MDS believe it would provide benefits to a variety of stakeholders, an effort has not been attempted to determine whether state medical boards think it is important to collect physician workforce data and if they currently collect workforce information from licensed physicians. To learn more, the FSMB sent surveys to the executive directors at state medical boards to determine their perceptions of collecting workforce data and current practices regarding their collection of such data. The purpose of this article is to convey results from this effort. Survey findings indicate that the vast majority of boards view physician workforce information as valuable in the determination of health care needs within their state, and that various boards are already collecting some data elements. Analysis of the data confirms the potential benefits of a physician minimum data set (MDS) and why state medical boards are in a unique position to collect MDS information from physicians.

Minimum Data Set for Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis (MDS-IAD) in adults: Design and pilot study in nursing home residents

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 191-198
Author(s):  
Karen Van den Bussche ◽  
Sofie Verhaeghe ◽  
Ann Van Hecke ◽  
Dimitri Beeckman
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Minimum Data Set ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Minimum Data

scholarly journals Changes in the agreement between the Minimum Data Set and hospital Medicare claims measures of dementia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassandra L. Hua ◽  
Kali S. Thomas ◽  
Jennifer Bunker ◽  
Pedro L. Gozalo ◽  
Joan M. Teno
Keyword(s):  
Minimum Data Set ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Medicare Claims ◽  
Minimum Data
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