Table 8Characteristics of Patient Visits for the Pre-AAC, AAC-Only, and AAC+TMCP Implementation Periods

DescriptionOverall (N = 224 079), No. (%)Pre-AAC (n = 34 104), No. (%)AAC-only (n = 121 518), No. (%)AAC+TMCP (n = 68 457), No. (%)
Sex
 Male68 967 (30.8)10 624 (31.2)37 768 (31.1)20 575 (30.1)
 Female155 097 (69.2)23 479 (68.8)83 736 (68.9)47 882 (69.9)
Age, y
 18-3455 665 (24.8)8534 (25.0)29 834 (24.6)17 297 (25.3)
 35-64127 436 (56.9)19 872 (58.3)69 551 (57.2)38 013 (55.5)
 ≥6540 964 (18.3)5698 (16.7)22 119 (18.2)13 147 (19.2)
Race
 White100 639 (50.2)15 700 (51.5)54 089 (50.5)30 850 (49.2)
 Black90 431 (45.1)13 707 (44.9)48 851 (45.6)27 873 (44.4)
 Other9333 (4.7)1099 (3.6)4206 (3.9)4028 (6.4)
Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic188 206 (86.1)29 065 (87.4)101 128 (85.3)58 013 (86.9)
 Hispanic30 340 (13.9)4177 (12.6)17 413 (14.7)8750 (13.1)
Primary insurance class
 Commercial64 098 (29.2)9932 (30.1)34 097 (28.7)20 069 (29.8)
 Medicaid88 039 (40.2)13 567 (41.1)48 064 (40.4)26 408 (39.2)
 Medicare53 054 (24.2)7587 (23.0)28 874 (24.3)16 593 (24.6)
 Self-pay13 824 (6.3)1872 (5.7)7669 (6.5)4283 (6.4)
 Other243 (0.1)32 (0.1)142 (0.1)69 (0.1)
Smoking status
 Current smoker47 533 (25.9)7600 (26.3)25 913 (21.3)14 020 (25.5)
 Former smoker51 416 (28.0)8003 (27.7)27 832 (22.9)15 581 (28.3)
 Never smoked84 536 (46.1)13 243 (45.9)45 849 (37.7)25 444 (46.2)
 Not assesseda40 580 (18.1)5258 (15.4)21 910 (18.0)13 412 (19.6)
Readiness to quit assessed
 No14 966 (43.9)2242 (84.1)7082 (36.5)5642 (47.0)
 Yes19 121 (56.1)425 (15.9)12 337 (63.5)6359 (53.0)
Ready to quit
 No13 752 (71.9)246 (57.9)8607 (69.8)4899 (77.0)
 Yes5369 (28.1)179 (42.1)3730 (30.2)1460 (23.0)
MetroHealth center
 116 410 (7.3)3003 (8.8)7665 (6.3)5742 (8.4)
 245 620 (20.4)5899 (17.3)25697 (21.1)14024 (20.5)
 322 481 (10.0)3727 (10.9)9224 (7.6)9530 (13.9)
 426 980 (12.0)4521 (13.3)14777 (12.2)7682 (11.2)
 534 217 (15.3)4680 (13.7)21073 (17.3)8464 (12.4)
 643 023 (19.2)6862 (20.1)22855 (18.8)13306 (19.4)
 728 697 (12.8)4399 (12.9)17011 (14.0)7287 (10.6)
 86637 (3.0)1013 (3.0)3202 (2.6)2422 (3.5)

Abbreviations: AAC, Ask-Advise-Connect; TMCP, Teachable Moment Communication Process.

aNot included in the denominator for other smoking status.

From: Adding a Teachable Moment Approach to a Team-Based Primary Care Ask-Advise-Connect Approach for Tobacco Cessation

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