Table 3.
Physicians' tobacco-related practices in a typical office visit
| Intervention | Frequency and percent of physicians who perform the intervention with: | ||||
| >80% of patients | 61–80% of patients | 41–60% of patients | 20–40% of patients | <20% of patients | |
| Ask about smoking status | (20) 44.4% | (10) 22.2% | (5) 11.1% | (4) 8.9% | (6) 13.3% |
| Advise smoking patients to quit | (19) 42.2% | (8) 17.8% | (5) 11.1% | (5) 11.1% | (7) 15.6% |
| Assist smoking patients | (11) 24.4% | (6) 13.3% | (7) 15.6% | (4) 8.9% | (16) 35.6% |
| Arrange follow-up for smoking patients | (2) 4.4% | (4) 8.9% | (3) 6.7% | (4) 8.9% | (30) 66.7% |
| Prescribe NRT or other treatment | (0) 0.0% | (0) 0.0% | (6) 13.3% | (10) 22.2% | (29) 64.4% |
| Use/refer behavioral change programs | (2) 4.4% | (0) 0.0% | (3) 6.7% | (7) 15.6% | (33) 73.3% |
| Ask patients about exposure to ETS | (7) 15.6% | (2) 4.4% | (3) 6.7% | (11) 24.4% | (22) 48.9% |
| Assist patients exposed to ETS | (3) 6.7% | (2) 4.4% | (5) 11.1% | (6) 13.3% | (28) 62.2% |