Table 2.
Clinical medical students' perceptions and perceived preparedness toward providing tobacco cessation counseling.
| Item | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perceptions (n = 1,263) | |||||
| I am willing to provide TCC to patients as a clinical medical student. | 25 (2.0%) | 19 (1.5%) | 150 (11.9%) | 565 (44.7%) | 504 (39.9%) |
| I believe TCC by clinical medical students could assist patients to quit smoking. | 17 (1.3%) | 71 (5.6%) | 446 (35.3%) | 487 (38.6%) | 242 (19.2%) |
| I will advise patients to quit tobacco use in my future career. | 7 (0.6%) | 4 (0.3%) | 91 (7.2%) | 531 (42.0%) | 630 (49.9%) |
| TCC for patients should include traditional tobacco product (e.g., cigarette) and alternative tobacco product (e.g., e-cigarette, water-pipe smoking). | 35 (2.8%) | 85 (6.7%) | 267 (21.1%) | 526 (41.6%) | 350 (27.7%) |
| Compared with traditional tobacco product, alternative tobacco product has the same degree of health hazards. | 24 (1.9%) | 215 (17.0%) | 417 (33.0%) | 402 (31.8%) | 205 (16.2%) |
| Perceived preparedness (n = 1,263) | |||||
| I am knowledgeable enough to explain negative impacts of using cigarette to patients. | 29 (2.3%) | 171 (13.5%) | 496 (39.3%) | 472 (37.4%) | 95 (7.5%) |
| I am knowledgeable enough to explain negative impacts of using ATPs (alternative tobacco products) to patients. | 60 (4.8%) | 271 (21.5%) | 607 (48.1%) | 262 (20.7%) | 63 (5.0%) |
| I am prepared to help patients who need TCC of traditional cigarette. | 23 (1.8%) | 172 (13.6%) | 487 (38.6%) | 485 (38.4%) | 96 (7.6%) |
| I am prepared to help patients who need TCC of ATPs. | 41 (3.2%) | 246 (19.5%) | 561 (44.4%) | 338 (26.8%) | 77 (6.1%) |
| I know what the tobacco cessation protocol is. | 35 (2.8%) | 196 (15.5%) | 430 (34.0%) | 540 (42.8%) | 62 (4.9%) |
TCC, tobacco cessation counseling.