Table 3.
Quit behaviour and attitudes among smokers and HCW* tobacco screening
|
Variable |
N |
n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| |
|
Mean (SD) |
| Median (IQR) | ||
|
Current smokers (N = 420)
|
|
|
|
Quit attempt in the past 12 months(all current smokers) |
407 |
211 (51.8) |
|
Duration of quit attempt in days(smokers who attempted to quit) |
197 |
21 (7–60) |
|
Smoking cessation aids and services used(smokers who attempted to quit)** |
|
|
| Counselling |
210 |
35 (16.7) |
| Nicotine replacement therapy |
210 |
12 (5.7) |
| Other prescription medication |
210 |
1 (0.5) |
| Traditional medicines |
210 |
3 (1.4) |
| Quit line |
210 |
1 (0.5) |
| Switching to smokeless tobacco |
210 |
1 (0.5) |
| Other |
209 |
2 (1.0 ) |
|
Main reason for trying to quit in the past(smokers who attempted to quit)& |
208 |
|
| Too expensive |
|
28 (13.5) |
| Health reasons |
|
147 (70.7) |
| Other (addictive, bad example, smell, not fair to others) |
|
33 (15.9) |
|
Stage of change(all current smokers) |
386 |
|
| Not intending to quit smoking |
|
12 (3.1) |
| Considering quitting smoking in the next 6 months |
|
149 (38.6) |
| Seriously thinking about quitting in the next 30 days |
|
225 (58.3) |
|
Motivation score(one item 1–10) (all current smokers) |
410 |
9 (7–10) |
|
Confidence score(one item 1–10) (all current smokers) |
409 |
9 (6–10) |
|
Perceived self-efficacy score(9 items, 9–45) (all current smokers)$ |
398 |
25 (17–36) |
|
HCW assessed smoking status at last health visit |
409 |
275 (67.2) |
|
Advice received from HCW at last visit(all patients for whom smoking status was assessed) |
275 |
|
| No advice |
|
40 (14.6) |
| Advised to stop smoking completely |
|
197 (71.6) |
| Advised to cut down on smoking |
|
38 (13.8) |
|
Past smokers (N = 35)
|
|
|
|
Age at starting tobacco smoking(past smokers) |
22 |
19.4 (SD 3.8) |
|
Duration of smoking in years(past smokers) |
24 |
17.6 (SD 10.7) |
|
Quit duration in months(past smokers) |
32 |
5 (2–11.5) |
|
Smoking cessation aids and services used(past smokers)** |
|
|
| Counselling |
32 |
3 (0.4) |
| Nicotine replacement therapy, other prescription medication, traditional medicine, quit line, SLT | 32 | 0 (0.0) |
*HCW = Health care worker; **each item is separate question, therefore patients may have responded yes to several questions; &some column percentages may not add up to exactly 100% due to rounding off errors; $Cronbach alpha for efficacy score = 0.92.