Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of support persons and the smokers they were supporting in the Care2Quit Intervention
| Characteristic | Support persons (N = 17) |
|---|---|
| Age (years; M±SD) | 61 (9.2) |
| Range | 44–79 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 15 (88%) |
| Male | 2 (12%) |
| Race | |
| Caucasian | 17 (100%) |
| Other | 0 (0%) |
| Married | 14 (82%) |
| Highest level of education | |
| High school/GED | 3 (18%) |
| Associate degree | 3 (18%) |
| College degree | 7 (41%) |
| Postgraduate degree | 4 (23%) |
| Employed | |
| Full-time | 9 (52%) |
| Part-time | 3 (18%) |
| Not currently employed | 3 (18%) |
| Retired | 2 (12%) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Never | 8 (47%) |
| Former smoker | 6 (35%) |
| Experimented | 3 (18%) |
| Prior attempts to help smoker quit | |
| Never | 5 (29%) |
| Once | 4 (24%) |
| Two or more times | 8 (47%) |
| Smoking specific support provided (M±SD) | 10 ± 1.9 |
| Range | 5–13 |
| Relationship to smoker (S/he is my…) | |
| Child | 12 (70%) |
| Spouse/partner | 2 (12%) |
| Sibling | 2 (12%) |
| Grandchild | 1 (6%) |
| Currently lives with smoker | 6 (35%) |
| Amount of face to face contact with smoker | |
| Daily | 9 (53%) |
| At least once per week | 7 (41%) |
| At least once per month | 1 (6%) |
| Smokers (N = 17) | |
| Gender of smoker | |
| Female | 2 (12%) |
| Male | 15 (88%) |
| Age (years) of smoker (M±SD) | 37.94 ± 13.5 |
| Range | 22–62 |
| Race of smoker | |
| Caucasian | 15 (88%) |
| Other | 2 (12%) |
| Psychiatric diagnosis | |
| Schizophrenia | 10 (58%) |
| Major depression | 1 (6%) |
| Bipolar disorder | 3 (18%) |
| PTSD | 2 (12%) |
| Anxiety disorder | 1 (6%) |
| Contemplation Ladder score (M±SD) | 3.06 ± 1.9 |
| 0–3 (low) | 8 (47%) |
| 4–6 (medium) | 8 (47%) |
| 7–10 (high) | 1 (6%) |
| Quit attempt in past 2 months | 2 (12%) |