Table 1.
Demographic, smoking characteristics and treatment provided to 513 patients seen by UKanQuit Service from Sept 1, 2007 to Aug 31, 2008a
| Characteristics | Treated (n = 513) |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Mean age (SD), years | 50.2 (13.6) |
| Male, n (%) | 291 (56.7) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| White | 371 (73.6) |
| AA | 107 (21.2) |
| Latino | 18 (3.6) |
| Other | 8 (1.6) |
| Referral source, n (%) | |
| Nursing Profile | 477 (94.1) |
| Physician | 5 (1.0) |
| Other | 25 (4.9) |
| Smoking characteristics | |
| Mean no of years smoked (SD) | 28.9 (14.6) |
| Smokes within 5 min of waking n (%) | 270 (58.3) |
| Mean cigarettes smoked per day (SD) | 18.4 (12.6) |
| Mean interest in quitting (SD)* | 7.9 (2.9) |
| Mean craving (SD)** | 1.2 (1.4) |
| Tobacco treatment provided | |
| Counseling | |
| Average time spent with patients (SD) | 19.9 (9.1) |
| Received information packet, n (%) | 490 (97.4) |
| Set goals for quitting, n (%) | 352 (73.3) |
| Had quit plan, n (%) | 151 (33.2) |
| Accepted fax referral to quit line, n (%) | 277 (55.8) |
| Opted for UKanQuit counseling, n (%) | 29 (5.9) |
| Medication | |
| On smoking cessation medication, n (%) | 133 (26.2) |
| Interested in receiving or changing smoking cessation medication, n (%) | 132 (26.7) |
| Added or changed smoking cessation medication, n (%) | 195 (40.5) |
| Discharge med, n (%) | 196 (40.2) |
a
For each variable, subsamples were slightly different from total sample due to missing data. Missing data were not included in the analysis.
*
Interest in quitting range from 0–10.
**
craving range from 0–4