Smoking Cessation

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Grace et al. (2014)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Other Outcomes of Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) patients who were current or recent smokers at enrolment in the program who were not smoking at program completion.

Numerator

The total number of enrolled current smokers or recent (<6 months) smokers, who were non-smokers (i.e., complete cessation) at CR program completion. To complete the CR program a patient must have attended at least some of the CR intervention components and have had a formal re-assessment by the CR team at the conclusion of the CR intervention. Non-smokers are defined as those who have not used any tobacco products for more than 6 months.

Denominator

The total number of patients who were current smokers or recent (<6 months) smokers at enrolment who completed the CR program. Enrolment is defined as patient attendance at a first CR program visit.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Program databases and/or Canadian Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry.

Frequency of Data Collection
At least annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Grace SL, Poirier P, Norris CM, Oakes GH, Somanader DS, Suskin N. Pan-Canadian development of cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention quality indicators. Can J Cardiol. 2014;30(8):945-8.

Link to Measurement Tools

Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Registry (Cardiologica)

Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025