Although smoking is a risk factor for cardiovascular and rheumatic disease severity, only 10% of rheumatology visits document cessation counseling. HIP Investigator, Dr. Christie Bartels et al. identified themes and categories of patient and health system-level facilitators/barriers to smoking cessation. Participant-reported barriers and facilitators to cessation involved psychological, health, and social and economic factors, and healthcare messaging, and resources.
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