Comparative effectiveness of an Internet-based smoking cessation intervention versus clinic-based specialty care for veterans

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 69, Issue , 2016, Pages 19-27

  Calhoun, Patrick S ^a,b,c,d   Datta, Santanu ^b,d   Olsen, Maren ^a,b,d   Smith, Valerie A ^a,b,d   Moore, Scott D ^a,b,c   Hair, Lauren P ^a,b,d   Dedert, Eric A ^a,b,c   Kirby, Angela ^a,b,c   Dennis, Michelle ^a,b   Beckham, Jean C ^a,b,c   Bastian, Lori A ^e,f  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^d Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^f VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet intervention; Smoking cessation; Tele health; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; TELEHEALTH; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TOBACCO USE; VETERANS HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERAN;

NICOTINE GUM;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SMOKING CESSATION; TELEMEDICINE; TOBACCO USE CESSATION PRODUCTS; VETERANS;

EID: 84978312750     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: 18736483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2016.06.004     Document Type: Article

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