Table 2 Recording of smoking in scheduled primary health care office-based visits (n = 536) according to the health care professional encountering the patient.
Doctor contact (n = 303) | Nurse contact (n = 104) | Both doctor and nurse contact (n = 129) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Smoking status mentioned n (%) | 41 (13.5) | 29 (27.9) | 33 (25.6) | <0.001 |
Pack-years mentioned n (%) | ||||
No | 296 (97.7) | 90 (86.5) | 111 (86.0) | <0.001 |
Yes | 2 (0.7) | 1 (1.0) | 2 (1.6) | |
Mentioned, that non-smoker | 5 (1.7) | 13 (12.5) | 16 (12.4) | |