Statement | All responses n = (%) | Professional Group [n = (%)] | Training Attendance [n = (%)] | |||||||
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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) |