Table 3.

Barriers to guideline usage and provision of smoking cessation care by profession (N = 883)

			Guideline		Environment						Patient
	N	SCC training professional	Adaptability	Complexity	Patient reimbursement	Professional rewards	Time	Task interference	Materials	Referral possibilities	Sensitive subject	Negative SCC	Unmotivated	Dishonest	Relationship
Physicians
Addiction specialist	45	18%	7%	4%	58%	16%	24%	27%	16%	18%	22%	4%	27%	5%	2%
Anaesthesiologist	62	61%	13%	8%	24%	18%	57%	52%	34%	19%	52%	36%	65%	39%	8%
Cardiologist	52	48%	8%	4%	27%	19%	50%	44%	25%	29%	33%	14%	29%	27%	2%
GP	148	24%	4%	5%	39%	33%	45%	35%	8%	17%	28%	16%	31%	12%	3%
Internist	63	54%	18%	6%	37%	11%	38%	44%	22%	29%	33%	22%	56%	8%	0%
Neurologist	63	64%	10%	6%	19%	14%	61%	49%	29%	24%	35%	21%	35%	8%	0%
Paediatrician	36	53%	8%	6%	14%	8%	44%	31%	14%	6%	42%	19%	39%	19%	8%
Pulmonologist	102	35%	8%	5%	45%	25%	44%	34%	15%	24%	43%	23%	40%	20%	0%
Other	31	55%	10%	10%	10%	13%	39%	42%	36%	13%	23%	26%	42%	3%	0%
Ophthalmologist	16	63%	25%	0%	19%	0%	56%	50%	25%	6%	38%	38%	44%	38%	0%
Surgeon	68	53%	4%	7%	24%	22%	56%	41%	16%	22%	52%	37%	47%	37%	7%
Youth specialist	48	65%	25%	8%	19%	15%	65%	65%	31%	8%	48%	27%	52%	23%	10%
Other healthcare professionals
Dental hygienist	58	59%	7%	7%	24%	28%	40%	26%	29%	21%	60%	33%	36%	29%	14%
Dentist	26	58%	15%	12%	15%	27%	46%	39%	23%	19%	50%	39%	54%	35%	27%
Midwife	65	26%	0%	5%	39%	37%	54%	40%	20%	17%	57%	31%	49%	35%	20%
Total	883	45%	10%	6%	31%	22%	48%	40%	21%	19%	41%	24%	42%	21%	6%

Percentages refer to participants who indicated that a factor was a ‘strong’ or ‘very strong’ barrier. Percentages ≥50 are indicated in bold

GP general practitioner, SCC smoking cessation counselling