Barriers to Provider-Based Preventative Care for Youth at Risk for Smoking
There is little research on whether increased rates of preventative screening, counseling, and education by primary health care providers actually lower the rates of tobacco use among the youth (CDC, 2013). Without evaluating the efficacy of provider-based interventions it would be challenging to know if it is effective. Though little is known about the effectiveness of tobacco prevention services delivered to youth from their primary care provider there are suggestions that cognitive behavioral therapy may be effective in reducing smoking rates (CDC, 2013). Utilizing the core constructs of the TPB for evaluation of intent to smoke and assessing for the risk factors associated with attitude, social norms, and perceived control we can predict either the adolescent will be at high risk for smoking, so we can effective time manage patient behavioral counseling and provide targeted education. Furthermore, additional barriers to providing clinical based preventative services are the large number of patients, which limits time for preventative services, insufficient education and training on provider based education surrounding youth smoking, lack of information available and resources, fear that families and patients feel judged for smoking, and inadequate reimbursement for time to support preventative care (CDC, 2013).
There is little research on whether increased rates of preventative screening, counseling, and education by primary health care providers actually lower the rates of tobacco use among the youth (CDC, 2013). Without evaluating the efficacy of provider-based interventions it would be challenging to know if it is effective. Though little is known about the effectiveness of tobacco prevention services delivered to youth from their primary care provider there are suggestions that cognitive behavioral therapy may be effective in reducing smoking rates (CDC, 2013). Utilizing the core constructs of the TPB for evaluation of intent to smoke and assessing for the risk factors associated with attitude, social norms, and perceived control we can predict either the adolescent will be at high risk for smoking, so we can effective time manage patient behavioral counseling and provide targeted education. Furthermore, additional barriers to providing clinical based preventative services are the large number of patients, which limits time for preventative services, insufficient education and training on provider based education surrounding youth smoking, lack of information available and resources, fear that families and patients feel judged for smoking, and inadequate reimbursement for time to support preventative care (CDC, 2013).