Table 5.

Perceived helpfulness of Internet features by smoking status

Feature	All Participants, Mean (SD)(N = 626)	Current Smokers, Mean (SD)(n = 472)	Quit ≤ 1 Week(n = 109)		Quit > 1 Week(n = 45)
			Mean (SD)	P value*	Mean (SD)	P value*
Information on withdrawal	1.84 (1.15)	1.90 (1.17)	1.67 (1.08)	.06	1.51 (0.75)	.04
Individually tailored information	1.90 (1.18)	1.88 (1.18)	2.00 (1.25)	.36	1.79 (0.95)	.62
A meter that keeps track of personal data	2.14 (1.37)	2.14 (1.37)	2.14 (1.42)	1.0	2.15 (1.31)	.97
Information on medication side effects	2.59 (1.38)	2.55 (1.38)	2.79 (1.34)	.11	2.54 (1.43)	.97
Assistance in choosing a medication product	2.72 (1.37)	2.61 (1.36)	2.97 (1.38)	.02	3.24 (1.24)	.007
Information on medications	2.72 (1.36)	2.62 (1.36)	2.97 (1.37)	.02	3.23 (1.23)	.007
Online, personal help from a professional	2.81 (1.38)	2.79 (1.40)	2.86 (1.29)	.67	2.88 (1.39)	.70
Ability to find buddies	2.82 (1.37)	2.87 (1.39)	2.74 (1.29)	.40	2.59 (1.34)	.22
Assistance in setting a quit date	2.83 (1.39)	2.69 (1.37)	3.25 (1.32)	< .001	3.39 (1.37)	.003
Support via chat, forums, or email	2.90 (1.38)	2.98 (1.39)	2.67 (1.35)	.04	2.57 (1.30)	.07
Additional information that arrives by email	2.95 (1.40)	2.91 (1.43)	3.06 (1.30)	.34	3.08 (1.26)	.49
Talking by phone with a professional counselor	3.21 (1.35)	3.17 (1.39)	3.32 (1.22)	.32	3.46 (1.29)	.20

^* P values compared to current smokers; P = ns for all comparisons between recent and long-term quitters.

Note: 1 = very helpful; 2 = helpful; 3 = somewhat helpful; 4 = not very helpful; 5 = not helpful at all