Table 2.
Changes in training participant self-efficacy with brief intervention skills (n=766)
| Self efficacy question | Pre a M (SD) |
Post a M (SD) |
Sig p |
|---|---|---|---|
| I am confident that I can: | |||
| accurately assess a tobacco user’s motivation to quit | 1.55 (0.70) | 2.02 (0.72) | p<.001 |
| explore issues related to quitting smoking, even with someone not interested in quitting | 1.49 (0.73) | 1.88 (0.78) | p<.001 |
| personalize the benefits of quitting with each individual tobacco user | 1.78 (0.76) | 2.13 (0.75) | p<.001 |
| provide simple instructions about nicotine medications to help quitting that can be bought without a prescription | 1.50 (0.87) | 2.09 (0.79) | p<.001 |
| tell a tobacco user about prescription medications to help quitting | 1.48 (0.93) | 2.00 (0.86) | p<.001 |
| help a tobacco user develop a personalized plan for quitting | 1.58 (0.90) | 2.18 (0.77) | p<.001 |
| help a tobacco user see the difference between current behavior and long-term goals | 1.80 (0.81) | 2.23 (0.74) | p<.001 |
| negotiate an agreement with an individual for change in tobacco use behavior | 1.59 (0.82) | 2.10 (0.76) | p<.001 |
| arrange for appropriate follow-up with a tobacco user | 1.66 (0.85) | 2.19 (0.77) | p<.001 |
a
Opinion question answers were scored: “Never Agree”=0; “Sometimes Agree”=1; “Often Agree” =2; “Always Agree”=3