http://minimallydisruptivemedicine.org/2010/02/18/lack-of-treatment-fit-also-impacts-smoking-cessation-tools/ This is about effective care that fits! Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:50:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://minimallydisruptivemedicine.org/2010/02/18/lack-of-treatment-fit-also-impacts-smoking-cessation-tools/#comment-49 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:23:50 +0000 http://minimallydisruptivemedicine.org/?p=54#comment-49 This is a great point. Treatment fit should be ubiquitous, because every treatment has an element of burder, however small. Although the fit and burden of a treatment is especially important in the case of chronic disease, given the immense commitment of the patient, these always things should be considered for acute treatment when multiple options with varying impacts on patients’ lives are available.
When discussing smoking and trying to fit a treatment, medical professionals do need to consider or find out whether the patient feels that any “treatment” fits for smoking. Many people simply do not want to quit, even in the face of serious medical complications, for various reasons: self-medication, the “burden” of the quitting treatment, comfort, enjoyment, etc… I have heard quite a few. Sometimes, smokers who are advised on quitting do not even attempt the prescribed treatment, because they feel that it would not work for them and they have not felt comfortable addressing their concerns about quitting smoking with the doctor.

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