Reevaluating the Status Quo: Readiness to Change Lifestyle Behaviors Among Patients who Smoke

Dylan Arroyo, Daniel Keyes, Ayed Mahmoud, Kelly Correa, MD Sakibur HasanClinical Research and Innovation Scholarship Program , University of Michigan - Dearborn, USA Scholar , Trinity Health - Livonia Residency in Emergency Medicine, Clinical Professor, Michigan State University, Critical Care Research , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Data Resource Analyst and Biostatistician, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Published online on July 04, 2025

Abstract

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Volume 20, Issue 4, Page 602-607, May/June 2026.
BackgroundThe emergency department (ED) may present “teachable moments” for lifestyle medicine (LM) patient education about LM pillars, such as smoking, while they wait. Clinicians may assume that these patients are not motivated to change. This study ...