Using the ‘very brief advice’-method for referral to smoking cessation programs
The use of the mandatory VBA method in a larger Danish hospital is limited and declining. We observed low participation in VBA training and low utilization among HCPs. Significant adjustments and reassessment of the implementation effort are necessary.<b>Trial registration</b>: Not relevant.
Authors
- Anders Løkke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6905-4141)
- Charlotta Pisinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7970-3168)
- Peter Hjorth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7548-5848)
- Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5738-4055)
- Mojtaba Saei
- Mads Hansen
Institutions
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Frederiksberg Hospital (DK)
- Lillebaelt Hospital (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Clinical Respiratory Journal
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/20018525.2025.2591512
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00