Exploring Physician Attitudes Regarding Electronic Documentation of E-cigarette Use: A Qualitative Study:

Tobacco Use Insights

SamanthaHurst¹ 

关键词: Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems;    electronic cigarettes;    e-cigarettes;    smoking cessation;    electronic health records;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1179173X18782879

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Background:In this article, we present qualitative work designed to explore physicians’ attitudes toward and knowledge of electronic cigarettes (or Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems—ENDS), particularly focusing on personal attitudes held by physicians regarding ENDS use, physician beliefs regarding the relative safety of ENDS, attitudes regarding the efficacy of ENDS as a smoking cessation tool, and how physicians’ document ENDS use in the electronic health record (EHR).Methods:We completed a total of 17 semistructured qualitative interviews with physicians in 4 different outpatient clinic locations. Clinics were selected with the goal of reaching patient panels across a diversity of socioeconomic and local geographic locations.Results:The findings from our qualitative analysis suggest that physicians feel uninformed about the long-term health risks of ENDS and believe that they lack the critical medical knowledge required for discussing ENDS with their patients who smoke. Although physician responses ...

【 授权许可】

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