Table 1 Sample profile
Intervention (n = 33) | Control (n = 34) | |
|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 57.5 (14.6) | 59.7 (13.4) |
Men | 66.7% | 58.8% |
Education: 3rd level | 24.24% | 20.6% |
Married/cohabiting | 51.5% | 52.9% |
Lives with others | 78.8% | 85.3% |
Lives with smoker | 24.2% | 35.3% |
Insurance | ||
Medical card (low income or those >70 years) | 48.5% | 55.9% |
None | 39.4% | 32.4% |
Private/Other | 12.1% | 11.8% |
Days since admission, median | 6.5 (IQR 3–11) | 4.5 (IQR 2–7) |
Elective surgical admission | 18.2% | 17.6% |
Emergency admission | 84.8% | 82.4% |
Charlson Co-morbidity Index, mean | 2.42 (1.97) | 2.56 (1.89) |
HCP quit advice in past year | 39.4% | 50% |
Quitting discussed during admission | 27.3% | 32.4% |
Smoking status recorded in chart | 54.6% | 67.7% |
Like to receive advice | 100% | 100% |
Cigarette smoker (vs. cigar/pipe) | 93.9% | 97.1% |
No. of cigs per day, mean | 17.6 (11.1) | 17.2 (13.0) |
Current smoking | ||
Smokes every day | 39.4% | 58.8% |
Smokes some days | 9.1% | – |
Not smoking in hospital | 51.5% | 41.2% |
Years smoked, mean | 38.7 (18.0) | 42.3 (14.6) |
Fagerstrom (FTND), mean | 2.63 (1.39) | 2.87 (1.45) |
Quit 1 or more days in past year | 45.5% | 33.3% |
No. quit attempts in past year, mean | 2.43 (1.67) | 2.36 (2.73) |
MTSS, mean | 4.97 (1.36) | 4.91 (1.42) |
Attitudes to quitting: Do you think that if you gave up smoking… | ||
…your health would improve in the short-term: | ||
Yes | 75.8% | 76.4% |
Unsure | 21.2% | 17.7% |
No | 3.0% | 5.9% |
…your health would benefit in the long-term: | ||
Yes | 93.9% | 73.5% |
Unsure | 6.1% | 14.7% |
No | 0% | 11.8% |
…you would put on weight: | ||
Yes | 18.2% | 14.7% |
Unsure | 69.7% | 58.8% |
No | 12.1% | 26.5% |
…it would be harder to handle stress in your life: | ||
Yes | 34.6% | 70.6% |
Unsure | 12.1% | 5.9% |
No | 51.5% | 23.5% |
…you would feel you had done something worthwhile: | ||
Yes | 87.9% | 73.5% |
Unsure | 3.0% | 17.7% |
No | 9.1% | 8.8% |