Table 2.

Physician-Patient Cessation Interaction Description

Variables	N	Percentage
Appointment made to discuss smoking cessation	11	22
Patient initiated the smoking cessation discussion	30	61
Using medication was patient’s idea	33	67
Choice of medication was patient’s	28	57
MD assistance:
Discussed medication (14/19 where MD initiated discussion)	33	67
Discussed using phone counseling	15	31
Discussed ideas for quitting	12	24
MD requested follow-up appointment (5/19 MD initiated discussion)	14	29
Patient did or will attend follow-up appointment	12	24
Who dominated the encounter:
Patient	25	51
Physician	18	37
Neither	6	12
Physician was male (3 unknown)	30	61