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Table 4 Self-reported effects of study participation on implementation of smoking cessation care based on the last questionnaire (n = 65)

From: The delivery of Ask-Advise-Connect for smoking cessation in Dutch general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a pre-post implementation study

Effect

Yes – n (%)

No, and this was also not the case before participating in this study – n (%)

No, but this was already the case before participating in this study – n (%)

“As a result of this study I…

Total

GP

PN/DA

Total

GP

PN/DA

Total

GP

PN/DA

…make sure to ask patients without smoking-related complaints about smoking.”

33 (50.8)

19 (57.6)

14 (43.8)

13 (20.0)

8 (24.2)

5 (15.6)

19 (29.2)

6 (18.2)

13 (40.6)

…make sure to give smokers a quit advice regardless of their motivation.”

40 (61.5)

24 (72.7)

16 (50.0)

7 (10.8)

3 (9.1)

4 (12.5)

18 (27.7)

6 (18.2)

12 (37.5)

…make sure to mention in the quit advice that counselling is the best way to quit smoking.”

42 (64.6)

24 (72.7)

18 (56.3)

6 (9.2)

2 (6.1)

4 (12.5)

17 (26.2)

7 (21.2)

10 (31.3)

…make sure to discuss different types of behavioural counselling with patients who want to quit smoking.”

33 (50.8)

16 (48.5)

17 (51.3)

12 (18.5)

9 (27.3)

3 (9.4)

20 (30.8)

8 (24.2)

12 (37.5)

…know what the regional and/or national possibilities are for smoking cessation counselling.”

46 (70.8)

24 (72.7)

22 (68.8)

7 (10.8)

3 (9.1)

4 (12.5)

12 (18.5)

6 (18.2)

6 (18.8)

…am convinced of the added value of proactive referral of smokers.”

51 (78.5)

26 (78.8)

25 (78.1)

5 (7.7)

3 (9.1)

2 (6.3)

9 (13.8)

4 (12.1)

5 (15.6)

  1. Data were collected among 33 GPs and 32 PNs/DAs. Percentages over 50% are printed in bold