Barriers to Tobacco Cessation for Caregivers of Hospitalized Children: Perspectives of Pediatric Hospitalists

^aDepartment of Pediatrics, Children’s Mercy Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri;
^bUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center, Baton Children’s Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi;
^cWexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio;
^dSchool of Medicine, Saint Louis University and Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, St Louis, Missouri;
^eSchool of Medicine, Wake Forest University and Brenner Children’s Hospital, Winston-Salem, North Carolina;
^fSchool of Medicine, Vanderbilt University and Monroe Carrell Jr Children’s Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee; and
^gBaylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas

Address correspondence to Abbey R. Masonbrink, MD, MPH, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Children’s Mercy Hospital, 2401 Gillham Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108. E-mail: armasonbrink{at}cmh.edu

↵* Contributed equally as co-first authors
Drs Masonbrink and Berg conceptualized and designed the study, critically reviewed the study data, conducted data analyses, and drafted the initial manuscript; Drs Harrison, Rossetti, Heller, Darby, Ngo, and Dean participated in participant recruitment and data collection and critically reviewed the study data; Dr Catley critically reviewed the study data; and all authors reviewed and revised the manuscript, approved the final manuscript as submitted, and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.