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Table 3 Significant differences in mean scores between adopters and non-adopters on perceived skills, barriers, and appreciation

From: How to persuade more primary care professionals to adopt a valued smoking cessation referral aid: a cross-sectional study of facilitators and barriers

Ā 

Overall Mean (SD)

Adopters Mean (SD)

Non-adopters Mean (SD)

T-test

P

Perceived skillsa

3.87 (0.4)

4.03 (0.4)

3.74 (0.3)

3.524

.001

ā€‰ā€¢ā€‰Step 1: Identify a patient as a smoker who is motivated to quit smoking

3.88 (0.6)

4.00 (0.6)

3.79 (0.6)

1.586

.117

ā€‰ā€¢ā€‰Step 2: Explain smoking cessation methods using the referral aid

3.92 (0.5)

4.08 (0.5)

3.79 (0.5)

2.651

.010

ā€‰ā€¢Ā Step 3: Provide an explanation of the reimbursement for external EBSCIs

3.69 (0.7)

3.89 (0.7)

3.54 (0.7)

2.264

.026

ā€‰ā€¢Ā Step 4: Refer the patient to an appropriate EBSCI with the help of the referral aid

3.81 (0.6)

4.00 (0.7)

3.67 (0.6)

2.429

.017

ā€‰ā€¢Ā Step 5: Contact the patient again after a few weeks to follow-up

4.02 (0.6)

4.16 (0.5)

3.92 (0.6)

2.057

.043

Perceived barriers (scale)b

2.22 (0.5)

1.94 (0.5)

2.44 (0.5)

-4.898

.000

ā€‰ā€¢ In our practice there are not enough smoking patients to use the referral aid meaningfully

2.00 (0.7)

1.73 (0.5)

2.21 (0.7)

-3.567

.001

ā€‰ā€¢ā€‰In our practice there is too little time to use the referral aid on smoking patients

2.28 (0.8)

2.03 (0.7)

2.48 (0.8)

-2.808

.006

ā€‰ā€¢ We do not have enough staff in our practice to use the referral aid consistently

2.28 (0.7)

2.00 (0.7)

2.50 (0.7)

-3.378

.001

ā€‰ā€¢ā€‰Patients in our practice have little interest in discussing smoking cessation possibilities

2.33 (0.8)

2.00 (0.5)

2.58 (0.8)

-3.676

.000

Perceived barriers (other)

ā€‰ā€¢ Many patients in our practice have insufficient command of the Dutch language

1.98 (0.9)

2.03 (0.9)

1.94 (0.8)

0.474

.637

Appreciationc

3.85 (0.6)

3.97 (0.7)

3.75 (0.4)

1.854

.067

ā€‰ā€¢ā€‰I think the referral aid materials are clear

3.93 (0.6)

4.05 (0.7)

3.83 (0.6)

1.663

.100

ā€‰ā€¢ I think the referral aid materials are understandable

3.93 (0.6)

4.05 (0.7)

3.83 (0.5)

1.720

.089

ā€‰ā€¢ I think the referral aid materials are educational

3.68 (0.7)

3.81 (0.8)

3.58 (0.6)

1.550

.125

ā€‰ā€¢ I grade the referral aid materials with a mark of (0ā€“10)

8.48 (1.1)

8.78 (1.3)

8.25 (0.8)

2.302

.024

  1. a 1ā€‰=ā€‰Very difficult; 5ā€‰=ā€‰very easy
  2. b 1ā€‰=ā€‰totally disagree; 5ā€‰=ā€‰totally agree
  3. c 1ā€‰=ā€‰totally disagree; 5ā€‰=ā€‰totally agree