Table 4.
Pharmacists attitude toward smoking cessation (N=150)
| Statements | Strongly agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive statements | |||||
| Most smokers can quit if they really want to. | 104(69.3) | 35(23.3) | 3(2.0) | 7(4.7) | 1(0.7) |
| Tobacco use is an addiction. | 100(66.7) | 31(20.6) | 13(8.7) | 5(3.3) | 1(0.7) |
| NRT (patch, gum, etc.) improves smokers’ chance of quitting. | 44(29.3) | 85(56.7) | 14(9.3) | 6(4.0) | 1(0.7) |
| Pharmacists have a responsibility to advise patients to quit smoking. | 42(28.0) | 85(56.7) | 12(8.0) | 10(6.6) | 1(0.7) |
| Pharmacists should receive relevant training to assist patients who want to stop smoking. | 76(50.7) | 49(32.6) | 12(8.0) | 12(8.0) | 1(0.7) |
| When a person has been smoking for many years there is always a point in helping him or her to quit. | 38(25.3) | 84(56.0) | 10(6.7) | 14(9.3) | 4(2.7) |
| Tobacco use can be treated successfully using pharmacotherapy and counseling. | 44(29.3) | 77(51.4) | 22(14.7) | 5(3.3) | 2(1.3) |
| It is important for me as a pharmacist to ask patients if they smoke. | 45(30.0) | 67(44.7) | 16(10.7) | 20(13.3) | 2(1.3) |
| Waterpipe users need cessation therapy to quit smoking. | 40(26.7) | 66(44.0) | 22(14.7) | 15(10.0) | 7(4.6) |
| Varenicline improves smokers’ chance of quitting. | 39(26.0) | 63(42.0) | 41(27.3) | 6(4.0) | 1(0.7) |
| With most smokers, pharmacists can be effective in promoting smoking cessation. | 29(19.3) | 72(48.0) | 23(15.3) | 19(12.7) | 7(4.7) |
| Even if a patient’s illness is unrelated to smoking, pharmacists should offer smoking cessation advice. | 27(18.0) | 71(47.3) | 13(8.7) | 31(20.7) | 8(5.3) |
| Patients appreciate it when I provide smoking cessation advice. | 23(15.3) | 71(47.4) | 33(22.0) | 18(12.0) | 5(3.3) |
| I am confident that I can offer smoking cessation services effectively. | 17(11.3) | 70(46.7) | 27(18.0) | 31(20.7) | 5(3.3) |
| The majority of smokers want to quit. | 28(18.7) | 34(22.7) | 13(8.7) | 49(32.6) | 26(17.3) |
| Negative statements | |||||
| If a patient can’t quit using tobacco on his own, there is little that I can do. | 21(14.0) | 90(60.0) | 17(11.3) | 18(12.0) | 4(2.7) |
| There is not much economic reward for pharmacists in advising about quitting smoking. | 48(32.0) | 58(38.7) | 12(8.0) | 23(15.3) | 9(6.0) |
| Most patients don’t want desirable advice from their pharmacist. | 13(8.7) | 64(42.7) | 28(18.6) | 32(21.3) | 13(8.7) |
| Talking with smokers about quitting will discourage their return as customers. | 9(6.0) | 45(30.0) | 22(14.7) | 42(28.0) | 32(21.3) |
| Counseling for cessation is not an efficient use of my time. | 10(6.7) | 28(18.7) | 18(12.0) | 65(43.3) | 29(19.3) |