Table 2 Significant differences in mean scores between adopters and non-adopters on motivational factors (attitude, social support and self-efficacy)
Overall Mean (SD) | Adopters Mean (SD) | Non-adopters Mean (SD) | T-test | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Advantagesa | 0.79 (0.5) | 0.84 (0.5) | 0.73 (0.4) | 3.455 | .001 |
The referral aid: | |||||
• is a good method to support patients in their choices about EBSCIs | 0.99 (0.6) | 1.05 (0.7) | 0.91 (0.5) | 2.092 | .004 |
• is easy to apply in daily practice | 0.93 (0.6) | 0.93 (0.6) | 0.91 (0.6) | 2.680 | .009 |
• helps me to better bring smoking cessation to the attention of smoking patients | 0.30 (0.7) | 0.41 (0.7) | 0.15 (0.7) | 2.993 | .004 |
• helps patients to make a good choice about how they want to quit smoking | 0.95 (0.6) | 0.96 (0.6) | 0.95 (0.5) | 1.982 | .051 |
Disadvantages a | -0.55 (0.6) | -0.57 (0.7) | -0.53 (0.5) | 3.556 | .001 |
The referral aid: | |||||
• does not improve the quality of smoking cessation information | -0.22 (0.9) | -0.30 (0.9) | -0.16 (1.0) | 0.485 | .006 |
• Does not help patients to make a good choice about quitting smoking | -0.39 (0.8) | -0.46 (0.8) | -0.34 (0.8) | 3.552 | .001 |
• Increase the risk that the patient will no longer wants to quit smoking with my help | -0.68 (0.8) | -0.70 (0.9) | -0.67 (0.8) | 2.577 | .012 |
• Is difficult to apply | -0.90 (0.8) | -0.95 (1.0) | -0.83 (0.6) | 2.559 | .012 |
Social supportb | 3.97 (0.7) | 4.27 (0.7) | 3.7 (0.6) | 3.809 | .000 |
• From the GP (or fellow GPs) | 3.78 (0.9) | 4.14 (0.9) | 3.5 (0.8) | 3.589 | .001 |
• From the PN (or fellow PNs) | 4.26 (0.9) | 4.65 (0.8) | 4.0 (0.9) | 3.701 | .000 |
• From the practice assistant (or fellow practice assistants) | 3.94 (0.9) | 4.14 (0.9) | 3.8 (0.9) | 1.707 | .092 |
• From the care group to which the practice is affiliated | 3.91 (0.9) | 4.16 (0.9) | 3.7 (0.9) | 2.244 | .028 |
Self-efficacyc | 3.07 (0.5) | 3.24 (0.5) | 2.87 (0.5) | 3.33 | .001 |
I think it is more difficult to counseling smoking patients… | |||||
• If I am very busy | 3.24 (0.8) | 3.49 (0.7) | 3.04 (0.8) | 2.757 | .007 |
• If the patient is not motivated to stop smoking | 2.82 (0.8) | 3.05 (0.9) | 2.65 (0.8) | 2.254 | .027 |
• If the patient is poorly educated | 2.92 (0.9) | 3.11 (0.9) | 2.77 (0.9) | 1.728 | .088 |
• If I think that this means that you can no longer guide the patient yourself in quitting smoking? | 3.14 (0.8) | 3.30 (0.7) | 3.02 (0.8) | 1.685 | .096 |