Table 2 Proportion (%) of the respondents familiar with the SC Guideline (n = 525).
Variable | % | p-value* |
|---|---|---|
Factors associated with the responding pharmacist | ||
Professional status | <0.001 | |
B.Sc. Pharmacist (Staff pharmacist) | 41 | |
M.Sc. Pharmacist (Staff pharmacist) | 51 | |
Pharmacy owner | 59 | |
Age (years) | <0.001 | |
29 or less | 35 | |
30-39 | 41 | |
40-49 | 48 | |
50-59 | 51 | |
60 or more | 57 | |
Graduation date | 0.020 | |
In the 2000's | 41 | |
In the 1990's | 42 | |
In the 1980's | 48 | |
In the 1970's or earlier | 53 | |
Specialization in asthma** | <0.001 | |
Yes | 61 | |
No | 40 | |
Specialization in diabetes** | 0.082 | |
Yes | 40 | |
No | 46 | |
Specialization in cardiovascular diseases** | 0.093 | |
Yes | 50 | |
No | 44 | |
Participation in continuing education supporting SC | <0.001 | |
Yes | 50 | |
No | 23 | |
Perceives health care's support needed in SC | <0.001 | |
Always or almost always | 51 | |
Rarely | 39 | |
Never | 20 | |
Perceives own personal skills and knowledge adequate to support SC | <0.001 | |
Agree | 50 | |
No opinion | 36 | |
Disagree | 17 | |
Perceives customers value of NRT counseling | 0.025 | |
Agree | 46 | |
No opinion | 44 | |
Disagree | 27 | |
Perceives cigarette's smoke extremely detrimental to health (Scale: 1 = strongly disagree; 10 = strongly agree) | 0.024 | |
Yes | 46 | |
No | 36 | |
Smoked at least 100 cigarettes up to date | 0.003 | |
Yes | 52 | |
No | 42 | |
Factors associated with the respondent's workplace | ||
Location by province | 0.042 | |
Southern Finland | 47 | |
Eastern Finland | 40 | |
Western Finland | 42 | |
Northern Finland | 53 | |
Annual prescription volume | 0.276 | |
Less than 40 000 | 42 | |
40 000-80 000 | 48 | |
80 001 or more | 44 | |
Ownership | 0.990 | |
Privately owned | 45 | |
University owned | 45 | |
Dispensing counter design | <0.001 | |
Traditional counter | 37 | |
Sit-down counseling station | 48 | |
Both in use | 51 | |
SC services available in the respondent's workplace | ||
Individually tailored SC service | 0.005 | |
Yes | 57 | |
No | 44 | |
Smoking pass | 0.005 | |
Yes, used often | 75 | |
Yes, used sometimes | 61 | |
No | 46 | |
SC counseling supporting pocket card in use | <0.001 | |
Yes, used often | 64 | |
Yes, used sometimes | 48 | |
No | 31 | |
In-house guideline in NRT dispensing | <0.001 | |
Yes, written guideline available | 59 | |
Yes, oral guideline available | 56 | |
No | 36 | |
Participation in local multidisciplinary SC actions | <0.001 | |
Yes | 69 | |
No | 39 | |
Total (all the respondents) | 47 |