Table 3.
Item stem: “How many of your clients…” | % (N) |
---|---|
were asked at intake if they smoke cigarettes?1* (N = 404) |
87.7 (336) |
were asked at intake if they use tobacco products other than cigarettes? (N = 383) |
70.6 (286) |
Item stem: “How many of your clients who smoke…” |
% (N) |
were assessed for nicotine dependence or withdrawal using the DSM IV (4), Fagerstrom Test, or some other assessment? (N = 403) |
33.3 (135) |
were assessed for their readiness to stop using tobacco?2 (N = 383) |
38.1 (146) |
Behavioral Treatment | |
were advised that they should stop using tobacco?3 (N = 383) |
48.6 (186) |
received individual or group counseling to help them stop using tobacco?4 (N = 383) |
23.3 (89) |
received counseling or brief intervention to help them become more motivated to quit?5 (N = 383) |
24.3 (93) |
had goals for tobacco listed in their treatment plans? (N = 403) |
18.5 (75) |
were referred to self-help groups, such as nicotine anonymous? (N = 401) |
10.7 (43) |
were referred to a tobacco quitline for telephone counseling? (N = 403) |
17.8 (72) |
were referred to Internet or online resources for help with quitting? (N = 402) |
8.9 (36) |
were provided with written self-help materials about tobacco use and quitting? (N = 402) |
28.7 (116) |
Pharmacotherapy | |
were referred, by staff in this facility, to an off-site provider—like a doctor or social services—to obtain quit smoking medications? (N = 402) |
6.9 (28) |
were recommended to use quit smoking medications by staff in this facility?6 (N = 383)** |
18.3 (70) |
were prescribed quit smoking medications by staff in this facility? (N = 402) |
3.2 (13) |
were provided with quit smoking medications by staff in this facility? (N = 401) | 3.2 (13) |
*Numbered items, in bold, are items that are included in the ITTQ.
**The 7th ITTQ item, an assessment of the intensity of tobacco treatment provided, used different response categories and is described in the text.