Clinical decision support for tobacco screening and counseling parents of pediatric patients: A qualitative analysis of pediatric emergency department and urgent care professionals

Ashley L Merianos; Kayleigh Fiser; E Melinda Mahabee-Gittens; Michael S Lyons; Lara Stone; Judith S Gordon

doi:10.1016/j.dadr.2021.100019

Clinical decision support for tobacco screening and counseling parents of pediatric patients: A qualitative analysis of pediatric emergency department and urgent care professionals

Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2021 Dec 11:2:100019. doi: 10.1016/j.dadr.2021.100019. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Authors

Ashley L Merianos^{1

2}, Kayleigh Fiser¹, E Melinda Mahabee-Gittens³, Michael S Lyons^{2

4}, Lara Stone⁵, Judith S Gordon⁶

Affiliations

¹ University of Cincinnati, School of Human Services, PO Box 210068, Cincinnati, OH, 45221-0068, United States.
² University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Center for Addiction Research, Cincinnati, OH, United States.
³ Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 2008, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States.
⁴ University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, 231 Albert Sabin Way, ML 0769, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0769, United States.
⁵ Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Emergency Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 2008, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States.
⁶ The University of Arizona, College of Nursing, 1305 N Martin Avenue, PO Box 210203, Tucson, AZ, 85721-0203, United States.

Abstract

Background: Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) embedded into electronic medical records is a best practices approach. However, information is needed on how to incorporate a CDSS to facilitate parental tobacco cessation counseling and reduce child tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) in Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) and Urgent Care (UC) settings. The objective was to explore the barriers and enablers of CDSS use to facilitate child TSE screening and parental tobacco cessation counseling by PED/UC nurses and physicians.

Methods: We conducted 29 semi-structured, focused interviews with nurses (n = 17) and physicians (n = 12) at a children's hospital PED/UC. The interview guide included a brief presentation about the design and components of a prior CDSS tobacco intervention. Participants were asked their opinions about CDSS components and recommendations for adapting and implementing the CDSS tobacco intervention in the PED/UC setting. A thematic framework analysis method was used to code and analyze qualitative data.

Results: Participant mean (± SD) age was 42 (± 10.1) years; the majority were female (82.8%), non-Hispanic white (93.1%), and never tobacco users (86.2%); all were never electronic cigarette users. Four themes emerged: (1) explore optimal timing to complete CDSS screening and counseling during visits; (2) CDSS additional information and feedback needs; (3) perceived enablers to CDSS use, such as the systematic approach; and (4) perceived barriers to CDSS use, such as lack of time and staff.

Conclusions: The CDSS intervention for child TSE screening and parental tobacco cessation during PED/UC visits received endorsements and suggestions for optimal implementation from nurses and physicians.

Keywords: BPA, best practice alert; CDSS, clinical decision support system; Clinical decision support system; ED, emergency department; EMR, electronic medical record; NRT, nicotine replacement therapy; PED, pediatric emergency department; Pediatric emergency department; TSE, tobacco smoke exposure; Tobacco cessation counseling; Tobacco smoke exposure; UC, urgent care; Urgent care; e-cigarette, electronic cigarette.

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