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Table 2.

Provider comfort using cessation apps and electronic client/patient communication (N=264).

	Completely disagree^a n (%)	Somewhat disagree^a n (%)	Neutral^a n (%)	Somewhat agree^a n (%)	Completely agree^a n (%)
I am comfortable exchanging text messages or emails with my patients/clients.	68 (25.8)	46 (17.4)	45 (17.0)	53 (20.1)	42 (15.9)
I would be comfortable communicating electronically with my patients/clients if it were through a secure HIPAA-compliant system.	7 (2.7)	8 (3.0)	18 (6.8)	98 (37.1)	123 (46.6)

^aNonresponders (n=10) are not reflected in table.