TY - JOUR
T1 - Using technology to serve patients and practitioners
T2 - A comprehensive tobacco-cessation program for cancer patients
AU - Mallen, Michael J.
AU - Blalock, Janice A.
AU - Cinciripini, Paul M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
PY - 2006/9/1
Y1 - 2006/9/1
N2 - The infusion of technology into clinical practice has increased in recent years. Tobacco use has been reported to be the most preventable cause of illness and death in our society. The following article details the use of technology in the development of a comprehensive, institution-wide, tobacco-cessation program at a large cancer centre. Technologies, including Internet-based data collection, electronic database systems, asynchronous-email communication, and telephone counselling, were utilized to support the program's infrastructure, to coordinate the patient's care within the institution, and to deliver therapeutic services. Preliminary data from the clinical program are presented. A discussion about incorporating technology into clinical practice is presented, including suggestions for practitioners who may be interested in expanding or extending their services with new technologies.
AB - The infusion of technology into clinical practice has increased in recent years. Tobacco use has been reported to be the most preventable cause of illness and death in our society. The following article details the use of technology in the development of a comprehensive, institution-wide, tobacco-cessation program at a large cancer centre. Technologies, including Internet-based data collection, electronic database systems, asynchronous-email communication, and telephone counselling, were utilized to support the program's infrastructure, to coordinate the patient's care within the institution, and to deliver therapeutic services. Preliminary data from the clinical program are presented. A discussion about incorporating technology into clinical practice is presented, including suggestions for practitioners who may be interested in expanding or extending their services with new technologies.
KW - Internet-based services
KW - Technology
KW - cancer
KW - computer-mediated communication
KW - smoking-cessation
KW - tobacco-cessation
KW - treatment
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U2 - 10.1080/14733140600857550
DO - 10.1080/14733140600857550
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:67649244091
SN - 1473-3145
VL - 6
SP - 196
EP - 201
JO - Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
JF - Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
IS - 3
ER -