Table 2. Participant demographics.
| Characteristic |
Parent caregivers (
n
= 30)
% ( n ) |
Pediatric clinicians (
n
= 30)
% ( n ) |
Clinical staff (
n
= 10)
% ( n ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | |||
| ≤ 24 | 7 (2) | – | – |
| 25–34 | 43 (13) | 17 (5) | 20 (2) |
| 35–44 | 43 (13) | 43 (13) | 40 (4) |
| 45–54 | 7 (2) | 17 (5) | 20 (2) |
| 55–64 | – | 20 (6) | 20 (2) |
| 65 or older | – | 3 (1) | – |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 77 (23) | 80 (24) | 100 (10) |
| Male | 23 (7) | 20 (6) | – |
| Race | |||
| White | 13 (3) | 83 (25) | – |
| Black/African American | 77 (23) | 7 (2) | – |
| Asian | 3 (1) | 10 (3) | – |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 (1) | – | – |
| Other | 10 (3) | – | – |
| Multiracial | 7 (2) | – | – |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic | 17 (5) | – | – |
| Non-Hispanic | 83 (25) | 100 (30) | – |
| Relationship to patient | |||
| Parent | 93 (28) | – | – |
| Grandparent | 3 (1) | – | – |
| Other guardian | 3 (1) | – | – |
| Clinical title/role | |||
| Attending physician | – | 87 (26) | – |
| Nurse practitioner | – | 13 (4) | – |
| Office manager/director | – | – | 50 (5) |
| Patient services representative | – | – | 50 (5) |
| Experience in clinical practice (y) | |||
| 0–10 | – | 53 (16) | 30 (3) |
| 11–20 | – | 17 (5) | 40 (4) |
| 21–30 | – | 17 (5) | 20 (2) |
| > 30 | – | 13 (4) | 10 (1) |
| How comfortable do you feel providing smoking cessation counseling to parents or other caregivers who smoke? | |||
| Very uncomfortable | – | 0 (0) | – |
| Somewhat uncomfortable | – | 10 (3) | – |
| Neutral | – | 20 (6) | – |
| Somewhat comfortable | – | 50 (15) | – |
| Very comfortable | – | 20 (6) | – |
| How comfortable do you feel treating parents or other caregivers who smoke with nicotine replacement therapy? | |||
| Very uncomfortable | – | 37 (11) | – |
| Somewhat uncomfortable | – | 17 (5) | – |
| Neutral | – | 3 (1) | – |
| Somewhat comfortable | – | 20 (6) | – |
| Very comfortable | – | 23 (7) | – |