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Table 4 Frequency of respondents’ clinical practice to identify and address tobacco dependence among older patients

From: Treating tobacco dependence in older adults: a survey of primary care clinicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and practice

Statement

All responses n = (%)

Professional Group [n = (%)]

Training Attendance [n = (%)]

Medical

Non-medical

Statistic X2 (df = 1)

Sig p=

Training

No Training

Statistic X2 (df = 1)

Sig p=

How often do you ask older patients about their smoking status?

Always/often

154 (90.1)

76 (96.2)

78 (84.8)

6.19

0.019

98 (92.5)

55 (85.9)

1.88

0.170

Rarely/never

17 (9.9)

3 (3.8)

14 (15.2)

8 (7.5)

9 (14.1)

How often did you document an older smokers' smoking status in their clinical records?

Always/often

155 (90.1)

75 (94.9)

80 (86.9)

3.19

0.112

100 (94.3)

54 (84.3)

4.65

0.031

Rarely/never

16 (9.9)

4 (5.1)

12 (13.1)

6 (5.7)

10 (15.7)

How often did you assess older smokers' motivation/readiness to stop smoking?

Always/often

130 (75.9)

65 (82.3)

65 (70.7)

3.15

0.105

89 (83.9)

40 (62.5)

10.04

0.002

Rarely/never

41 (24.1)

14 (17.7)

27 (29.3)

17 (16.1)

24 (37.5)

How often did you provide older smokers with brief advice or encouragement to consider stopping smoking?

Always/often

133 (77.8)

67 (84.8)

66 (71.7)

4.20

0.040

86 (81.1)

46 (71.8)

1.97

0.185

Rarely/never

38 (22.2)

12 (15.2)

26 (28.3)

20 (18.9)

18 (28.2)

How often did you discuss the benefits of stopping smoking with the older smokers you have had contact with?

Always/often

123 (71.9)

63 (79.7)

60 (65.2)

4.44

0.041

84 (79.2)

38 (59.4)

7.78

0.008

Rarely/never

48 (28.1)

16 (20.3)

32 (34.8)

22 (20.8)

26 (40.6)

How often did you provide older smokers with support (including NRT or referral to local stop smoking services) to make a quit attempt?

Always/often

100 (59.1)

55 (71.4)

45 (48.9)

8.80

0.005

69 (65.7)

30 (47.6)

5.33

0.024

Rarely/never

69 (40.9)

22 (28.6)

47 (51.1)

36 (34.3)

33 (52.4)