An Electronic Health Record–Based Tobacco Treatment System for Parents in Pediatric Primary Care
An automated tobacco treatment system was associated with significantly increased maternal smoking cessation in pediatric settings while showing no effect for fathers. This scalable approach could enhance pediatric preventive care by reducing household tobacco use.
Authors
- Abra Jeffers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3503-6666)
- Douglas E. Levy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9446-7899)
- Emara Nabi-Burza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3910-1824)
- Tyra Bryant-Stephens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5683-3616)
- Robert W. Grundmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8290-5588)
- Jonathan P. Winickoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6126-9095)
- Márk Vangel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2993-2365)
- Olivier Drouin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1429-9341)
- Jeritt G. Thayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9202-539X)
- Brian P. Jenssen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6082-4931)
- Bethany Hipple Walters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5124-1424)
- Janani Ramachandran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1764-0920)
- Nancy A. Rigotti
- Alexander G. Fiks
Institutions
- American Academy of Pediatrics (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- MGH Institute of Health Professions (US)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (CA)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PEDIATRICS
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2025-073934
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00