Table 5.
Pharmacists practice toward smoking cessation (N=150)
| Statements | Always | Usually | Sometimes | Seldom | Never |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessing and advising patients | |||||
| Asked patients about their smoking status. | 8(5.3) | 29(19.3) | 67(44.7) | 24(16.0) | 22(14.7) |
| Advised patients to quit smoking. | 16(10.7) | 31(20.7) | 52(34.6) | 30(20.0) | 21(14.0) |
| Assessed patients’ readiness to quit smoking. | 6(4.0) | 13(8.7) | 41(27.3) | 34(22.7) | 56(37.3) |
| Assisting, referring and following up | |||||
| Advised patients on the use of gum or patch to quit smoking. | 9(6.0) | 22(14.7) | 43(28.7) | 44(29.3) | 32(21.3) |
| Advised patients on the use of varenicline to quit smoking. | 4(2.7) | 10(6.7) | 27(18.0) | 33(22.0) | 76(50.6) |
| Assisted patients in quitting by counseling them on behavioral techniques for quitting. | 6(4.0) | 21(14.0) | 52(34.6) | 37(24.7) | 34(22.7) |
| Assisted patients in quitting by giving them educational materials related to quitting smoking. | 3(2.0) | 1(0.7) | 6(4.0) | 17(11.3) | 123(82.0) |
| Arranged follow up with patients to assess their progress in quitting smoking. | 2(1.3) | 4(2.7) | 10(6.6) | 22(14.7) | 112(74.7) |
| Referred smokers to doctors in smoking cessation clinics. | 3(2.0) | 2(1.3) | 9(6.0) | 18(12.0) | 118(78.7) |
| Referred smokers to non-doctors (e.g., alternative therapies as acupuncture). | 1(0.7) | 2(1.3) | 3(2.0) | 15(10.0) | 129(86.0) |
| Providing counseling | |||||
| Provided patients or family members with smoking cessation counseling. | 4(2.7) | 9(6.0) | 33(22.0) | 24(16.0) | 80(53.3) |