The pediatric resident training on tobacco project: interim findings.

摘要: Objectives: The Pediatric Residency Training on Tobacco Project is a four-year randomized prospective study of the efficacy training pediatric residents to intervene tobacco. At start (baseline), uniformly agreed that environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and use pose serious threats health young people, pediatricians should play leadership role in antismoking arena. However, very few went beyond advising patients parents modify their behavior by providing actual assistance, many them lacked necessary intervention skills knowledge. We hypothesized both standard special programs would yield positive changes activities, although be greater exposed condition. In present report, we two-year outcome data from resident surveys objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) administered independent waves third-year each experimental condition at baseline year 2. Methods: Fifteen residency New York/New Jersey metropolitan area were assigned randomly conditions (eight seven training). Resident OSCEs (baseline) years 1 2 study. Comparisons between sequential with no or exposure permitted assessment beliefs, activities within Results: By 2, associated benefited program, but annual revealed more significant for Most important, two likely than comparable reveal increases degree which they provided active assistance modifying smoking ETS. Conclusions: findings project are encouraging suggest program efficacious, aspects need improvement identified.