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. 2019 Oct 25;19:750. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4527-x

Table 2.

Explaining intentions to use the guideline: linear regression analyses, N = 867

Predictor variables Univariate Multivariate
b (95% confidence interval) b (95% confidence interval) β
Participant characteristics
 Age −0.01 (− 0.01;0.00)** 0.01 (− 0.01;0.01) 0.06
 Gender (male) − 0.28 (− 0.39;-0.16)*** − 0.07 (− 0.17;0.03) − 0.04
 Profession
  GP (ref.) 0 0
  Addiction specialist 0.28 (0.01;0.55)* 0.02 (− 0.25;0.30) 0.01
  Anaesthesiologist −0.52 (− 0.75;-0.28)*** − 0.22 (− 0.46;0.03) −0.07
  Cardiologist −0.45 (− 0.70;-.19)** −0.29 (− 0.53;-0.05)* −0.08*
  Internist −0.49 (− 0.73;-0.35)*** −0.26 (− 0.49;-0.02)* −0.08*
  Neurologist −0.49 (− 0.73;-0.25)*** −0.17 (− 0.42;0.07) −0.05
  Paediatrician −0.03 (− 0.32;0.26) − 0.05 (− 0.32;0.22) −0.01
  Pulmonologist − 0.20 (− 0.40;0.01) −0.21 (− 0.39;-0.02)* −0.08*
  Other −0.36 (− 0.62;-0.9) −0.09 (− 0.34;0.16) −0.02
  Surgeon −0.46 (− 0.69;-0.23)*** −0.12 (− 0.35;0.12) −0.04
  Youth specialist −0.32 (− 0.58;-0.06)* −0.23 (− 0.48;0.02) −0.06
  Dental hygienist −0.25 (− 0.49; 0.00)* −0.09 (− 0.34;0.17) 0.03
  Dentist −0.20 (− 0.53;0.14) 0.14 (− 0.17;0.45) 0.03
  Midwife 0.55 (0.32;0.78)*** 0.24 (0.00;0.49) 0.07
 Years worked −0.01 (− 0.01; 0.00)* −0.01 (− 0.02;0.00)* −0.15*
 SCC training 0.39 (0.27;0.52)*** −0.06 (− 0.18;0.07) −0.03
 Smoking status
  Never (ref.) 0
  Ex-smoker −0.14 (−0.27;-0.01)* − 0.05 (− 0.16;0.05) −0.03
  Current −0.25 (− 0.51; 0.01) −0.12 (− 0.33;0.09) −0.03
Psychosocial factors
 Attitude 0.55 (0.49; 0.60)*** 0.33 (0.26;0.39)*** 0.33***
 Knowledge 0.21 (0.16; 0.26)*** 0.03 (−0.03;0.08) 0.03
 Skills 0.25 (0.19; 0.30)*** 0.08 (0.03;0.14)** 0.09**
 Social support 0.29 (0.23; 0.34)*** 0.09 (0.04;0.15)** 0.10**
 Role identity 0.42 (0.38;0.47)*** 0.16 (0.11;0.22)*** 0.20***
 Outcome expectations 0.37 (0.30; 0.44)*** 0.04 (−0.02;0.15) 0.04
 Lack of traininga −0.08 (− 0.13;-0.04)** 0.05 (0.00;0.09) 0.06
Guideline factors
 Agreement content 0.54 (0.45;0.62)*** 0.15 (0.06;0.24)** 0.11**
 Guideline presence 0.21 (0.09;0.33)** −0.10 (−0.24;0.04) −0.06
 Guideline familiarity
  Unfamiliar (ref.) 0 0
  Heard of 0.31 (0.18;0.44)*** 0.17 (0.06;0.28)** 0.09**
  Read 0.59 (0.46;0.73)*** 0.19 (0.03;0.35)* 0.10*
 Lack of guideline adaptabilitya −0.15 (−0.20;-0.08)*** 0.02 (−0.04;0.09) 0.02
 Guideline complexitya −0.20 (− 0.27;-0.13)*** −0.03 (− 0.10;0.04) −0.03
Environmental factors
 Collaboration primary care 0.15 (0.03;0.28)* 0.01 (−0.10;0.12) 0.00
 Collaboration secondary care 0.24 (0.08;0.40)** 0.05 (−0.09;0.17) 0.02
 Financial budget 0.03 (−0.10;0.16)
 Lack of patient reimbursementa 0.02 (−0.03;0.08)
 Lack of professional rewardsa −0.04 (− 0.09;0.01)
 Lack of timea −0.08 (− 0.13; − 0.02)** 0.00 (− 0.06;0.05) 0.00
 Task interferencea −0.10 (− 0.16;-0.05)*** −0.03 (− 0.09;0.03) −0.04
 Lack of materialsa −0.07 (− 0.13;-0.01)* 0.03 (− 0.02;0.08) 0.04
 Lack of referral possibilitiesa −0.04 (− 0.10;0.02)
Patient barriers
 Smoking sensitive subjecta 0.02 (−0.03;0.07)
 Negative towards smoking cessation carea −0.02 (− 0.08;0.04)
 Unmotivated to quita −0.03 (− 0.09;0.03)
 Dishonest about smokinga 0.00 (−0.06; 0.06)
 Impact patient-provider relationshipa −0.02 (− 0.09;0.05)

Multivariate model R2 = 0.48, Model F (37,829) = 20.55, p < .001

GP general practitioner, ‘Other’ profession includes ophthalmologists, SCC smoking cessation care; abarriers to guideline implementation and provision of smoking cessation care

*p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001