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Table 4 Mean importance score excluding ‘don’t know’ responses

From: Understanding perceived availability and importance of tobacco control interventions to inform European adoption of a UK economic model: a cross-sectional study

 

Intervention (Type of the intervention)

Mean importance scorea (SD)

N

1

Pb: Restrictions on smoking in workplaces and public places

1.89 (0.40)

92

2

Cc: Individual counselling by specially trained professionals with medication (e.g. NRT or bupropion)

1.86 (0.44)

90

3

P: Advertising restrictions/bans

1.83 (0.46)

92

4

C: Group counselling by specially trained professionals with medication (e.g. NRT or bupropion) (Combined)

1.81 (0.45)

89

5

P: Tax increase

1.80 (0.48)

91

6

Bd: Individual counselling by specially trained professionals

1.79 (0.49)

89

7

B: Group counselling by specially trained professionals

1.77 (0.49)

92

8

P: Restrictions on sales to minors (Population-level)

1.79 (0.53)

91

9

B: Advice on smoking cessation given according to the 5-step protocol (minimal intervention)

1.76 (0.53)

82

10

Me: Nicotine replacement therapy

1.74 (0.53)

91

11

B: Brief advice on smoking cessation given during one general-practitioner consultation

1.70 (0.64)

93

12

M: Varenicline

1.59 (0.64)

61

13

P: Mass media campaigns

1.53 (0.69)

89

14

C: Brief advice by a general practitioner and medication

1.44 (0.70)

91

15

P: Product labelling and information/ Health warnings on tobacco products

1.47 (0.75)

91

16

B: Telephone counselling

1.36 (0.67)

85

17

M: Bupropion

1.40 (0.72)

65

18

B: Stage-based interventions

1.39 (0.77)

70

19

B: Internet based interventions

1.32 (0.72)

77

20

B: Computer tailored programs

1.20 (0.72)

75

21

B: Mobile phone-based interventions

1.14 (0.69)

76

22

B: Community pharmacy-based services

1.22 (0.82)

78

23

B: Self-help manuals

1.08 (0.78)

90

24

Nf: Hypnosis-based interventions

0.40 (0.59)

75

25

N: Acupuncture

0.41 (0.63)

81

26

N: Aromatherapy

0.15 (0.40)

72

27

N: Magnetic resonance therapy

0.12 (0.37)

68

28

N: Homeopathy

0.28 (0.53)

78

29

N: Smokeless tobacco

0.30 (0.59)

73

30

N: Herbs

0.22 (0.56)

74

  1. aThe score ranged from 0 to 2 with 0 representing not important and 2 representing important. The ‘don’t know’ response was missing
  2. bP = Population-level intervention
  3. cC = Combined pharmacological and behavioural intervention
  4. dB = Behavioural intervention
  5. eM = Pharmacological intervention
  6. fN = Non-conventional intervention