Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of participants [n (%)] or [mean (SD)].
| Variables | All Participants | Physicians | Nurses | PHN | Pharmacist | OHCP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total Participants | n = 277 | 38 (14) | 81 (29) | 61 (22) | 52 (19) | 45 (16) |
| Males [n (%)] | 52 (19) | 20 (39) | 0 | 0 | 19 (36) | 13 (25) | |
| Females [n (%)] | 225 (81) | 18 (8) | 81 (36) | 61 (27) | 33 (15) | 25 (14) | |
| 2 | Age in years [mean (SD)] | 46.8 (10.8) | 53.1 (9.9) | 45.4 (8.7) | 41.8 (10.6) | 50.0 (11.0) | 47.3 (11.8) |
| 3 | Anti-Smoking Support Training | ||||||
| None [n (%)] | 109 (39) | 14 (37) | 25 (31) | 31 (51) | 14 (27) | 25 (56) | |
| Primary [n (%)] | 96 (35) | 11 (29) | 34 (42) | 16 (26) | 21 (40) | 14 (31) | |
| Intermediate [n (%)] | 54 (19) | 8 (21) | 18 (22) | 12 (20) | 12 (23) | 4 (9) | |
| Advanced [n (%)] | 18 (7) | 5 (13) | 4 (5) | 2 (3) | 5 (10) | 2 (4) | |
| 4 | No of attending training sessions at JASCS after Jan 2019 | ||||||
| 0 times [n (%)] | 118 (43) | 13 (11) | 29 (25) | 31 (26) | 22 (19) | 23 (19) | |
| 1 time [n (%)] | 81 (29) | 15 (19) | 23 (29) | 18 (23) | 11 (14) | 12 (15) | |
| 2/more (max 10) times [n (%)] | 78 (28) | 10 (13) | 29 (37) | 12 (15) | 19 (24) | 8 (11) | |
| 5 | Learned HTPs via web or elsewhere after Jan 2019 | ||||||
| 0 times [n (%)] | 171 (62) | 22 (13) | 49 (29) | 41 (24) | 31 (18) | 28 (16) | |
| 1 time [n (%)] | 67 (24) | 8 (12) | 22 (33) | 15 (22) | 12 (18) | 10 (15) | |
| 2/more (max 16) times [n (%)] | 39 (14) | 8 (20) | 10 (26) | 5 (13) | 9 (23) | 7 (18) | |
| 6 | Learned HTPs in JASCS after Jan 2019 | ||||||
| 0 times [n (%)] | 145 (52) | 16 (11) | 41 (28) | 35 (24) | 24 (17) | 29 (20) | |
| 1 time [n (%)] | 77 (28) | 13 (18) | 25 (32) | 11 (14) | 18 (23) | 10 (13) | |
| 2/more (max 16) times [n (%)]) | 55 (20) | 9 (15) | 15 (28) | 15 (28) | 10 (17) | 6 (12) | |
| 7 | Involved in Smoking cessation support | ||||||
| Not engaged [n (%)] | 56 (20) | 6 (16) | 16 (20) | 9 (15) | 5 (10) | 19 (42) | |
| Occasionally engaged [n (%)] | 144 (52) | 10 (26) | 41 (51) | 36 (59) | 40 (77) | 18 (40) | |
| Always engaged [n (%)] | 77 (28) | 22 (58) | 24 (30) | 16 (26) | 7 (13) | 8 (18) | |
JASCS: Japanese Association of Smoking Control Science, PHN: Public health Nurse, OHCP: Other healthcare providers, HTPs: heated tobacco products, SD: Standard deviation.