Evaluation of an "Opt-Out" Inpatient Smoking Cessation Service on Smoking Behavior Study #1

Dissemination of an Inpatient Smoking Cessation Program to South Carolina Hospitals Study #1

The modest goal of this study is to replicate the behavioral outcomes of the opt out MUSC-Tobacco Treatment Program in the following three patient groups: 1) psychiatric inpatients housed in the Institute of Psychiatry (IOP) in Charleston; 2) non-IOP patients seen in Charleston; and 3) patients seen in the other four MUSC affiliated hospitals combined (i.e., Chester, Florence, Lancaster, and Marion). The aims and the design/methods utilized for evaluation will be the same for each of the three patient groups.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18+ years and older
• hospitalized cigarette smokers eligible for either enhanced or basic care
• discharged from the hospital back to their home

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients without a phone number
• those unable to communicate in the English language