Table 3.
The influence of training on clinical practice and attitudes relating to addressing tobacco dependence among young people with mental illness
| Agreement (strongly agree/agree) (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement | All respondents | Training attended | Training not attended | Sig (2-sided) [ X 2 , p = ] |
| I feel it lies within the remit of my responsibility as a mental health professional to address patients smoking | 51.6 | 64.0 | 48.8 | X 2 = 2.61, p = .088 |
| I routinely assess patients smoking status | 62.7 | 62.5 | 62.8 | X 2 = .001, p = .595 |
| I routinely ask patients about their motivation to quit smoking | 36.8 | 54.1 | 24.2 | X 2 = 5.34, p = .028* |
| I routinely signpost/refer patients to local stop smoking services | 29.8 | 50.0 | 15.1 | X 2 = 8.06, p = .008* |
| Access to stop smoking medication and support are readily available in my clinic/on my ward | 22.4 | 16.6 | 26.4 | X 2 = .778, p = .526 |
| Smoking is an important coping mechanism for patients. | 53.3 | 80.0 | 34.3 | X 2 = 12.24, p = .001* |
| Patients stopping smoking while on my ward/in my clinic would not interfere with recovery | 81.3 | 75.0 | 85.7 | X 2 = 1.08, p = .328 |
| Addressing patients smoking would not have an adverse effect on the therapeutic relationship | 86.6 | 88.0 | 85.7 | X 2 = .066, p = 1.00 |
*Denotes statistical significance at p=<0.05.