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Table 1 Intentions to use the guideline, and dosage delivered of Ask, Advise and Refer by profession (N = 883)

From: Facilitating smoking cessation in patients who smoke: a large-scale cross-sectional comparison of fourteen groups of healthcare providers

 

N

Intention

M (SD)

Ask

Advise

Refer

Physicians

 Addiction specialist

45

3.98 (0.81)

83%

56%

40%

 Anaesthesiologist

62

3.18 (0.98)

77%

18%

15%

 Cardiologist

52

3.25 (0.65)

73%

62%

50%

 GP

148

3.70 (0.81)

11%

51%

64%

 Internist

63

3.21 (0.74)

84%

46%

44%

 Neurologist

63

3.21 (0.81)

52%

27%

41%

 Paediatrician

36

3.67 (0.76)

22%

28%

53%

 Pulmonologist

102

3.50 (0.79)

88%

56%

84%

 Other

31

3.42 (0.99)

45%

32%

36%

 Ophthalmologist

16

3.19 (0.54)

0%

25%

25%

 Surgeon

68

3.24 (0.76)

54%

38%

49%

 Youth specialist

48

3.38 (0.84)

19%

19%

21%

Other healthcare professionals

 Dental hygienist

58

3.45 (0.82)

64%

41%

26%

 Dentist

26

3.50 (0.71)

62%

12%

35%

 Midwife

65

4.25 (0.77)

99%

65%

68%

  1. ‘Intention’ ranges from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating stronger intentions. ‘Ask’ concerns all patients; ‘Advise’ concerns all or the majority of smokers; ‘Refer’ concerns all or the majority of smokers motivated to quit. GP general practitioner