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Figures
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HCSIT Main Screen (A); HCSIT Main Screen (scroll down) (B)
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Sample Fagerström Nicotine Dependence Question
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Fagerström Dependency
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Drug Prescribing Information
Tables
- Table 1.
Pre/post Survey Measuring Self-reported Physician Behavior, Attitudes, Comfort, and Knowledge
1. How would you describe your hand-held computer literacy? a. Novice b. Intermediate c. Expert 2. What percentage of your patients smoke? (Please check one) □ <10% □ 10% □ 20% □ 30% □ 40% □ 50% □ 60% □ 70% □ 80% □ 90% □ >90% 3. How often do you: a. Ask patients if they smoke? □ Never □ Sometimes □ Often □ Always b. Advise smokers to quit? □ Never □ Sometimes □ Often □ Always c. Assess smokers’ willingness to quit? □ Never □ Sometimes □ Often □Always d. Assist smokers in their attempt to quit? □ Never □ Sometimes □ Often □ Always e. Arrange follow-up with patients who want to quit? □ Never □ Sometimes □ Often □ Always 4. How often do you: a. Provide counseling for patients who want to quit smoking? □ Never □ Sometimes □ Often □ Always b. Have sufficient time available with smoking patients to counsel them on initiating and sustaining a smoking cessation plan? □ Never □ Sometimes □ Often □ Always c. Provide information on quitting such as pamphlets, videos, or online resources □ Never □ Sometimes □ Often □ Always d. Recommend pharmacotherapy for your patients who want to quit? □ Never □ Sometimes □ Often □ Always 5. If you recommend pharmacotherapy, what do you recommend? (Check all that apply) □ Nicotine Patch □ Patch □ Inhaler □ Nasal spray □ Bupropion (Wellbutrin/Zyban) 6. I have a specific intervention plan(s) I use with patients who want to quit smoking. □ Yes □ No 7. Are you familiar with the Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guidelines on smoking cessation? □ Yes □ No 8. The importance I place on identifying patients who smoke is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very unimportant Very important 9. The importance I place on counseling patients who smoke is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very unimportant Very important 10. How comfortable are you counseling patients about smoking cessation? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very uncomfortable Very comfortable 11. How comfortable are you with the Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guidelines? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very uncomfortable Very comfortable 12. What is your comfort level with the pharmacological therapies available to aid smokers with quitting smoking? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very uncomfortable Very comfortable 13. How comfortable are you following patients who have initiated a smoking cessation plan to help them sustain their plan? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very uncomfortable Very comfortable 14. My comfort level counseling patients about smoking cessation was enhanced by using the HCSIT. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly disagree Strongly agree 15. My comfort level with pharmacological therapies available to aid smokers with quitting smoking was enhanced by using the HCSIT. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly disagree Strongly agree 16. My comfort level with the Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guidelines was enhanced by using the HCSIT. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly disagree Strongly agree The following questions apply to the HCSIT: 17. I found the HCSIT tool easy to use. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly disagree Strongly agree 18. I liked the way the HCSIT tool was organized on the hand held computer. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly disagree Strongly agree 19. I found the HCSIT tool easy to understand. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly disagree Strongly agree 20. The HCSIT tool was fast enough to use/access in the clinical encounter. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly disagree Strongly agree HSCIT, hand-held smoking cessation intervention tool.
Item Mean Pretest Score Mean Posttest Score P Value Counseling patients 5.32 5.95 P = .007 Public Health Service guidelines 3.2 4.35 P = .012 Smoking cessation drugs 5.73 5.64 P = .605 Following patients who quit 5.14 5.55 P = .119 * Comfort was assessed using a 7-point Likert scale with 1 representing ′very uncomfortable′ and 7 representing ′very comfortable.′
