Table 1 Responses to the items comprising the latent variables “Past cessation support behaviour” and “Smoking behaviour”
Latent variable | Item | Response |
|---|---|---|
Past cessation support behaviour (PB) | Have you ever helped a patient quit? | No: 45.3 % (n = 229) |
Yes, not during the last year: 30.6 % (n = 155) | ||
Yes, during the last year: 24.1 % (n = 122) | ||
How many patients have you helped quit in the last year? | 0 patients: 75.4 % (n = 381) | |
1-3 patients: 16.5 % (n = 83) | ||
>3 patients: 8.3 % (n = 42) | ||
What percentage of your patients has received cessation support? | <10 % of patients: 73.7 % (n = 373) | |
10 % - 30 % of patients: 15.7 % (n = 79) | ||
>30 % of patients: 10.6 % (n = 54) | ||
Smoking behaviour (SMO) | Do you smoke cigarettes yourself? | I have never smoked: 29.3 % (n = 148) |
I used to smoke but quit: 42.1 % (n = 213) | ||
I am a regular smoker: 28.1 % (n = 142) | ||
How long after waking up do you smoke your first cigarette? | I don’t smoke daily: 80.2 % (n = 406) | |
Within 5 min: 1.3 % (n = 7) | ||
Between 6 and 30 min: 8.7 % (n = 44) | ||
Between 31 and 60 min: 5.9 % (n = 30) | ||
Longer than 60 min: 3.8 % (n = 19) | ||
Do you intend to quit smoking? | I don’t smoke/not applicable: 71.6 % (n = 362) | |
Within 6 months from now: 10.3 % (n = 52) | ||
Not within 6 months from now: 18.1 % (n = 92) |