Prenatal Point-of-Care Tobacco Screening and Clinical Relationships

摘要

PURPOSEUp to one-third of female smokers with Medicaid deny tobacco use during pregnancy. Point-of-care urine tests for cotinine, a tobacco metabolite, can help to identify women who may benefit from cessation counseling. We sought to evaluate patient and clinician perspectives about using such tests during prenatal care to identify smokers, with particular focus on the impact of testing on clinical relationships and the potential for tobacco cessation.