The Impact of Orthopaedic Smoking Cessation Education on Cigarette Abstinence Self-Efficacy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The investigators of this study aim to evaluate the impact of a new orthopaedic related smoking cessation discussion on smoking behavior. Considering the high prevalence of patients who smoke and receive orthopaedic management, we are interested in determining whether an orthopaedic smoking cessation discussion impacts smoking abstinence self-efficacy over time compared to a general smoking cessation discussion.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Daily cigarette smokers (5 cigarettes or more a day for past year), 18 years of age or older, new orthopaedic management, native English speaker

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients unable to provide consent, suffer an impairment (mental, psychiatric, hearing or sight), alcohol and illicit drug abusers, homeless, presently managed with a smoking cessation medication or counseling, living with a cigarette smoker, user of other tobacco products