|
Approximately 20 % of the UK adult population smokes. (True)
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Correct
|
79 (46.1)
|
43 (54.4)
|
36 (39.1)
|
4.00
|
0.048
|
48 (45.3)
|
31 (48.4)
|
0.16
|
0.752
|
|
Incorrect
|
92 (53.9)
|
36 (45.6)
|
56 (60.9)
|
58 (54.7)
|
33 (51.6)
|
|
Approximately 10 % of adults over the age of 65 smokes. (True)
|
Correct
|
23 (13.5)
|
10 (12.7)
|
13 (14.1)
|
0.07
|
0.825
|
11 (10.4)
|
12 (18.7)
|
2.39
|
0.164
|
|
Incorrect
|
148 (86.5)
|
69 (87.3)
|
79 (85.9)
|
95 (89.6)
|
52 (81.3
|
|
Approximately 10 life years are lost on average to smoking related disease. (True)
|
Correct
|
80 (46.8)
|
51 (64.5)
|
29 (31.5)
|
18.63
|
<0.001
|
48 (45.3)
|
31 (48.4)
|
0.16
|
0.752
|
|
Incorrect
|
91 (53.2)
|
28 (35.5)
|
63 (68.5)
|
58 (54.7)
|
33 (51.6)
|
|
Smoking can reduce the effectiveness of certain medications that are prescribed for conditions which are common in later life. (True)
|
Correct
|
101 (59.1)
|
51 (64.5)
|
50 (54.3)
|
1.83
|
0.213
|
63 (59.4)
|
37 (57.8)
|
0.04
|
0.873
|
|
Incorrect
|
70 (40.1)
|
28 (35.5)
|
42 (45.7)
|
43 (40.6)
|
27 (42.2)
|
|
Smoking can delay wound healing in older people. (True)
|
Correct
|
153 (89.4)
|
73 (92.4)
|
80 (86.6)
|
1.34
|
0.320
|
94 (88.7)
|
58 (90.6)
|
0.16
|
0.800
|
|
Incorrect
|
18 (10.6)
|
6 (7.6)
|
12 (13.4)
|
12 (11.3)
|
6 (9.4)
|
|
The risk of an older person having a heart attack or stroke increases within 24 h of stopping smoking. (False)
|
Correct
|
148 (86.5)
|
73 (92.4)
|
75 (81.5)
|
4.33
|
0.044
|
92 (86.7)
|
55 (85.9)
|
0.02
|
1.000
|
|
Incorrect
|
23 (13.5)
|
6 (7.6)
|
17 (18.5)
|
14 (13.3)
|
9 (14.1)
|
|
Smoking can speed cognitive decline in older people. (True)
|
Correct
|
129 (75.4)
|
75 (94.9)
|
54 (58.7)
|
30.13
|
<0.001
|
77 (72.6)
|
51 (79.7)
|
1.06
|
0.361
|
|
Incorrect
|
42 (24.6)
|
4 (5.1)
|
38 (41.3)
|
29 (27.4)
|
13 (20.3)
|
|
Smoking does not generally stop the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (False)
|
Correct
|
135 (78.9)
|
67 (84.8)
|
68 (73.9)
|
3.08
|
0.093
|
89 (83.9)
|
45 (70.3)
|
4.45
|
0.052
|
|
Incorrect
|
36 (21.1)
|
12 (15.2)
|
24 (26.1)
|
17 (16.1)
|
19 (29.7)
|
|
Smoking can cause serious complications in older people with diabetes. (True)
|
Correct
|
162 (94.7)
|
78 (98.7)
|
84 (91.3)
|
4.71
|
0.030
|
99 (93.4)
|
62 (96.9)
|
0.96
|
0.486
|
|
Incorrect
|
9 (5.3)
|
1 (1.3)
|
8 (8.7)
|
7 (6.6)
|
2 (3.1)
|
|
Older smokers are less likely to want to quit smoking than younger smokers. (False)
|
Correct
|
93(54.4)
|
51 (64.5)
|
42 (45.6)
|
6.12
|
0.014
|
62 (58.5)
|
31 (48.4)
|
1.63
|
0.202
|
|
Incorrect
|
78 (45.6)
|
28 (35.5)
|
50 (54.4)
|
44 (41.5)
|
33 (51.6)
|
|
Brief smoking cessation advice is less effective than more intensive advice in helping older people to stop smoking. (False)
|
Correct
|
133 (77.8)
|
62 (79.7)
|
70 (76.1)
|
0.33
|
0.586
|
84 (79.2)
|
49 (76.6)
|
0.17
|
0.704
|
|
Incorrect
|
38 (22.2)
|
16 (20.3)
|
22 (23.9)
|
22 (20.8)
|
15 (23.4)
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