TABLE 3.
Associations between receipt of GP advice or support on smoking and cessation.
| ORadj a | 95% CI | P | BF | Interpretation of BF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visited GP in last 12 months | ||||||
| No advice | 1 (ref.) | – | – | – | – | |
| Any advicea | 1.10 | 0.87–1.37 | 0.432 | 0.49 | Data are insensitive | |
| Advice to stop with no offer of support | 1.00 | 0.74–1.34 | 0.861 | 0.27 | Moderate evidence for H0 | |
| Social grade ABC1 | 1.39 | 0.95–2.05 | 0.092 | 1.37 | Data are insensitive | |
| Social grade C2DE | 0.67 | 0.41–1.07 | 0.095 | 0.09 | Strong evidence for H0 | |
| Received any advice | ||||||
| No offer of support | 1 (ref.) | – | – | – | – | |
| Offered any supportb | 1.05 | 0.75–1.48 | 0.775 | 0.42 | Data are insensitive | |
| Social grade ABC1 | 0.71 | 0.45–1.14 | 0.158 | 0.12 | Moderate evidence for H0 | |
| Social grade C2DE | 1.74 | 1.02–2.98 | 0.043 | 1.49 | Data are insensitive | |
| Suggested e‐cigarette | 0.79 | 0.39–1.63 | 0.526 | 0.33 | Data are insensitive | |
| Social grade ABC1 | 0.22 | 0.06–0.84 | 0.026 | 0.04 | Strong evidence for H0 | |
| Social grade C2DE | 2.34 | 0.90–6.07 | 0.080 | 1.13 | Data are insensitive | |
| Offered prescription medication | 1.73 | 1.13–2.66 | 0.012 | 1.97 | Data are insensitive | |
| Social grade ABC1 | 1.06 | 0.56–2.06 | 0.842 | 0.65 | Data are insensitive | |
| Social grade C2DE | 2.80 | 1.51–5.20 | 0.001 | 1.41 | Data are insensitive | |
| Suggested SSS | 0.88 | 0.59–1.33 | 0.555 | 0.22 | Moderate evidence for H0 | |
| Suggested see a nurse in the practice | 1.01 | 0.61–1.69 | 0.964 | 0.48 | Data are insensitive | |
| Social grade ABC1 | 0.53 | 0.24–1.18 | 0.120 | 0.12 | Moderate evidence for H0 | |
| Social grade C2DE | 2.11 | 1.00–4.46 | 0.051 | 1.26 | Data are insensitive | |
Analyses were conducted on past‐year smokers who reported having visited their general practitioner (GP) in the last 12 months and who had complete data on all covariates. Each form of advice or support was modelled separately. Statistically significant (P < 0.05) associations are shown in bold type.
Occupational social grades ABC1 represent more advantaged groups; C2DE more disadvantaged groups.
BF = Bayes factor; CI = confidence interval; H0 = null hypothesis (i.e. advice/support not associated with increased odds of quit attempt); H1 = experimental hypothesis (i.e. advice/support associated with increased odds of quit attempt); OR = odds ratio; SSS = stop smoking services.
Includes suggestions that the patient use an e‐cigarette, go to a specialist stop smoking adviser or group or see a nurse in the practice; offer of prescription medication; or advice to stop smoking without offer of support.
Includes suggestions that the patient use an e‐cigarette, go to a specialist stop smoking adviser or group or see a nurse in the practice; or offer of prescription medication.
Adjusted for sex, age, ethnicity, occupational social grade, region, housing tenure, disability, children in the household, level of cigarette addiction, daily cigarette consumption, use of roll‐your‐own tobacco, alcohol consumption and survey year.