Physicians’ tobacco-related interventions with parents who smoke when child patients have respiratory diseases, overall and by tobacco-related medical education: Study conducted across all provinces in Canada in 2003.
| PROPORTION OF PHYSICIANS INTERVENING WITH ALL OR MOST PARENTS WHO SMOKE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOBACCO-RELATED MEDICAL EDUCATION | ||||||
| INTERVENTION | OVERALL (N = 900) | CME (N = 279) | DURING MEDICAL TRAINING (N = 223) | NONE (N = 398) | CME vs DURING MEDICAL TRAINING, OR (95% CI)* | DURING MEDICAL TRAINING vs NONE, OR (95% CI)* |
| Advise cutting down on or quitting smoking | 83.2 | 87.1 | 83.6 | 80.4 | 1.61 (1.02–2.54)† | 1.42 (0.87–2.32) |
| Give assistance to quit smoking (eg, set a quit date) | 31.2 | 43.9 | 30.5 | 21.6 | 1.62 (1.08–2.41)† | 1.10 (0.72–1.70) |
| Recommend the use of nicotine replacement therapy or bupropion | 25.0 | 34.3 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 1.91 (1.21–3.02)† | 0.52 (0.32–1.02) |
| Follow up on parents’ quit progress | 28.8 | 36.5 | 26.4 | 24.2 | 1.50 (1.00–2.28)† | 1.21 (0.79–1.87) |
| Discuss the effects of SHS | 75.6 | 79.1 | 76.2 | 72.9 | 1.30 (0.82–2.06) | 1.64 (1.06–2.55)† |