Table 4 Prevalence and odds of referral of primary care providers to a cessation programāDocStyles Survey, 2008
From: Physician advice on avoiding secondhand smoke exposure and referrals for smoking cessation services
Physician | Referral provided: Usually/Always | Referral provided: Sometimes/Never/Rarely | Odds of referral | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | n | % | 95%C.I. | n | % | 95%C.I. | AOR | 95%C.I. |
Sex | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Men | 467 | 42.8 | 39.9-45.7 | 625 | 57.2 | 54.3-60.1 | 1.0 | ā |
Women | 172 | 47.5 | 42.4-52.7 | 190 | 52.5 | 47.3-57.6 | 1.19 | 0.93-1.52 |
Age | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
26-35 | 117 | 43.8 | 37.9-49.9 | 146 | 56.2 | 50.1-62.1 | 1.0 | ā |
36-45 | 272 | 46.1 | 42.1-50.1 | 318 | 53.9 | 49.9-57.9 | 1.13 | 0.84-1.52 |
46-55 | 185 | 44.9 | 40.2-49.7 | 227 | 55.1 | 50.3-59.8 | 1.10 | 0.80-1.52 |
ā„56 | 68 | 35.4 | 29.0-42.4 | 124 | 64.6 | 57.6-71.0 | 0.76 | 0.51-1.12 |
Race/ethnicity | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
White | 447 | 42.7 | 39.7-45.7 | 600 | 57.3 | 54.3-60.3 | 1.0 | ā |
Black | 20 | 40.8 | 28.1-55.0 | 29 | 59.2 | 45.0-71.9 | 0.88 | 0.49-1.58 |
Hispanic | 31 | 49.2 | 37.1-61.4 | 32 | 50.8 | 38.6-62.9 | 1.27 | 0.76-2.11 |
Asian | 107 | 46.7 | 40.3-53.2 | 122 | 53.3 | 46.8-59.7 | 1.15 | 0.85-1.54 |
Other | 34 | 51.5 | 39.6-63.3 | 32 | 48.5 | 36.7-60.4 | 1.41 | 1.85-2.34 |
Smoking status | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Smoker | 46 | 47.7 | 37.7-57.3 | 51 | 52.6 | 42.7-62.3 | 1.18 | 0.78-1.79 |
Nonsmoker | 593 | 43.7 | 41.1-46.4 | 764 | 56.3 | 53.6-58.9 | 1.0 | ā |
Health care provider | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Family/general practitioners | 252 | 50.8 | 46.4-55.2 | 244 | 49.2 | 44.8-53.6 | 1.0 | ā |
Internists | 207 | 43.9 | 39.4-48.4 | 265 | 56.1 | 51.6-60.6 | 0.74 | 0.57-0.96* |
Pediatricians | 73 | 29.9 | 24.5-36.0 | 171 | 70.1 | 64.0-75.5 | 0.39 | 0.28-0.54** |
Obstetricians/gynecologists | 107 | 44.2 | 38.1-50.5 | 135 | 55.8 | 49.5-61.9 | 0.79 | 0.58-1.08 |
Teaching privileges | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Yes | 377 | 45.5 | 42.1-48.9 | 452 | 54.5 | 51.1-57.9 | 1.0 | ā |
No | 262 | 41.9 | 38.1-45.8 | 363 | 58.1 | 54.2-61.9 | 0.86 | 0.70-1.06 |
Type of practice | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Individual | 99 | 40.7 | 34.7-47.0 | 144 | 59.3 | 53.0-65.3 | 0.70 | 0.49-0.1.01 |
Group | 399 | 42.9 | 39.7-46.1 | 532 | 57.1 | 53.9-60.3 | 0.75 | 0.57-1.00* |
Hospital/clinic | 141 | 50.4 | 44.5-56.2 | 139 | 49.6 | 43.8-55.5 | 1.0 | ā |
Years in practice | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
0-5 | 92 | 46.7 | 39.8-53.7 | 105 | 53.3 | 46.3-60.2 | 1.45 | 0.84-2.50 |
6-10 | 214 | 46.3 | 41.8-50.9 | 248 | 53.7 | 49.1-58.2 | 1.33 | 0.84-2.10 |
11-20 | 209 | 44.4 | 39.9-48.9 | 262 | 55.6 | 51.1-60.1 | 1.14 | 0.78-1.66 |
ā„21 | 124 | 38.3 | 33.1-43.7 | 200 | 61.7 | 56.3-60.1 | 1.0 | ā |
Number of physicians in practice | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
1-2 | 152 | 40.2 | 35.4-45.2 | 226 | 59.8 | 54.8-64.6 | 1.0 | ā |
3-5 | 165 | 41.8. | 37.0-46.7 | 230 | 58.2 | 53.3-63.0 | 1.06 | 0.79-1.41 |
6-10 | 146 | 44.6 | 39.3-50.1 | 181 | 55.4 | 49.9-60.7 | 1.18 | 0.87-1.60 |
11-25 | 93 | 49.7 | 42.6-56.9 | 94 | 50.3 | 43.1-57.4 | 1.43 | 1.00-2.05* |
ā„26 | 83 | 49.7 | 42.2-57.2 | 84 | 50.3 | 42.8-57.8 | 1.43 | 0.99-2.08 |
Number of patients per week | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
1-75 | 138 | 44.7 | 39.2-50.3 | 171 | 55.3 | 49.7-60.8 | 0.97 | 0.66-1.43 |
76-100 | 215 | 43.0 | 38.7-47.4 | 285 | 57.0 | 52.6-61.3 | 0.90 | 0.63-1.29 |
101-150 | 211 | 44.2 | 39.8-48.7 | 266 | 55.8 | 51.3-60.2 | 0.97 | 0.68-1.39 |
ā„151 | 75 | 44.6 | 37.3-52.2 | 93 | 55.4 | 47.8-62.7 | 1.0 | ā |
Total | 639 | 43.9 | 41.4-46.5 | 815 | 56.1 | 53.5-58.6 | ā | ā |