Table 2.
Smoking status and intention to quit data
| Overall | No. patients (N) | Patients who continue to smoke (%) | Patients with history of smoking (%) | Total patients (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History of smoking (>100 cigarettes) | (100) | |||
| Yes | 72 | 100 | 100 | 72.0 |
| No | 28 | - | - | 28.0 |
| Smoked at time of diagnosis | 33 | 100 | 45.8 | 33.0 |
| Quitters | 53 | - | 73.6 | 53.0 |
| Quit before diagnosis | 39 | - | 54.1 | 39.0 |
| Quit immediately after diagnosis | 8 | - | 11.1 | 8.0 |
| Quit sometime after diagnosis | 6 | - | 8.3 | 6.0 |
| Continue to smoke everyday | 19 | 100 | 26.4 | 19.0 |
| Precontemplation | 5 | 26.3 | 6.9 | 5.0 |
| Contemplation | 1 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Preparation | 3 | 15.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 |
| Action | 10 | 52.6 | 13.9 | 10.0 |
| Interest in a hospital-based smoking cessation programa | 7 | 36.8 | - | - |
a = Only asked to continued smokers. Of the 7 patients who were interested in a hospital-based smoking cessation program, 6 were in action and 1 was in preparation.