Personal smoking status (n = 277)
Current 62 22.4
Former 114 41.2
Never 101 36.5
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In relation to the providers’ Attitudes Related to Providing Smoking Cessation Support, they held more sympathetic attitudes related (i.e., supportive of intervention) to the role of the provider (M = 2.55; S.D. = .40) and role of the client (M = 2.44; S.D. = .40) than they did toward to the properties of tobacco (M = 1.9; S.D. = .44). The providers reported a moderate level of confidence in their ability to provide smoking cessation counselling (M = 47; S.D. = 23). On average, they were less confident in their ability to recommend nicotine replacement therapy (M = 41; S.D. = 28.5) and most confident in their ability to discuss ways for their clients to reduce or quit smoking (M = 51; S.D. = 26.4).
Almost one half of the sample indicated that they never or rarely assessed their clients’ smoking status at intake (47.5%), provided individual counselling (46.8%), or provided written communication to team members regarding clients’ smoking cessation plans (47.5%) (see Table 2). Over one third of the providers reported never or rarely engaging in discussions with clients about tobacco use (35.5%) or assessed their clients’ interest in reducing or stopping smoking (32.3%).
Table 2.
Frequency of smoking cessation practices reported by healthcare providers.
Never/rarelyN (%) SometimesN (%) Often/alwaysN (%) MissingN (%)
At intake, assess whether clients smoke 134 (47.5) 53 (18.8) 86 (30.5) 9 (3.2)
Engage in discussions with clients regarding tobacco use 100 (35.5) 132 (46.8) 45 (16.0) 5 (1.8)
Assess clients’ interest in reducing or quitting smoking 91 (32.3) 126 (44.7) 60 (21.3) 5 (1.8)
Provide individual counselling 132 (46.8) 85 (30.1) 56 (19.9) 9 (3.2)
Provide written communication to team members regarding clients’ smoking cessation plans and progress 134 (47.5) 55 (19.5) 89 (31.5) 4 (1.4)
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