Table 8 Regression estimates for the GPs interviewed at follow-up (T2, N = 94)
Variables | In the past 12 months have you recommended e-cigs to your patients for smoking cessation? (T2, N = 88) | Would you recommend electronic cigarettes to smokers who failed to quit with other methods? (T2, N = 87) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Univariate OR 95% CI; p value | Multivariate aOR* 95% CI; p value | Univariate OR 95% CI; p value | Multivariate aOR* 95% CI; p value | |
Years of practice | ||||
< 10 years (n = 42) | 1.78 (0.48, 6.53);0.382 | 7.37 (0.56, 96.67);0.128 | 4.19(1.31, 11.90);0.016 | 18.38(1.21, 91.09);0.019 |
10–20 years (n = 21) | 2.29 (0.55, 9.53);0.251 | 5.54 (0.69, 44.39); 0.107 | 3.81(1.04, 13.98); 0.043 | 8.68(1.37, 40.15);0.018 |
Reference:>20years (n = 28) | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
Medical degree obtained | ||||
International (n = 15) | 1.63(0.44, 6.04);0.457 | 0.92 (0.26, 3.78);0.915 | 1.33(0.40, 3.55);0.637 | 1.05(0.25, 3.10);0.928 |
Reference: Australia (n = 79) | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
Knowledge Total Knowledge Score High (n = 63) Reference: Low (n = 28) | 10.46(1.31,83.19);0.026 | 10.88(1.29,91.51);0.026 | 2.51(1.08, 5.80);0.032 | 2.41(1.03, 5.61);0.042 |
E-cigs can help patients quit smoking | ||||
strongly/somewhat disagree (n = 27) | ---- | ---- | 0.18(0.01, 1.89);0.163 | 0.20(0.07, 2.01);0.185 |
strongly/somewhat agree (n = 46) | 12.15 (1.47, 99.91);0.020 | 8.32 (0.92, 75.27);0.059 | 11.12(2.39, 38.75);<0.001 | 13.55(2.48,53.18);0.001 |
Reference: neither/nor (n = 17) | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
Ability to talk to patients about e-cigs | ||||
Not at all/somewhat not confident (n = 32) | ---- | ---- | 1.4(0.24, 7.92);0.704 | 0.99(0.21, 7.34); 0.993 |
Very/somewhat confident (n = 43) | ---- | ---- | 7.64 (1.48, 39.28); 0.015 | 8.59(1.97, 48.78);0.015 |
Reference: neither/nor (n = 14) | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
Colleagues influence on prescribing e-cigs | ||||
Unlikely (n = 30) | 0.28(0.05, 1.41);0.123 | 0.30(0.53, 19.43);0.199 | 0.58(0.13, 2.60);0.408 | 0.72(0.13, 3.05);0.690 |
Likely (n = 49) | 0.58(1.42, 2.34);0.448 | 0.56(0.12, 7.98); 0.464 | 1.75(0.45, 6.76);0.417 | 1.72(0.43, 6.81);0.435 |
Reference: Neutral (n = 11) | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |