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Table 6 Clinical practice patterns by Country, CV ASPIRE study, Europe, 2011

From: Smoking cessation and the risk of cardiovascular disease outcomes predicted from established risk scores: Results of the Cardiovascular Risk Assessment among Smokers in Primary Care in Europe (CV-ASPIRE) Study

Clinical practice response

Greece (N=38)

Italy (N=31)

Netherlands (N=35)

Total (N=104)

Typically in your practice, is smoking cessation advice offered to smokers? n (%)

38

29

31

98

Yes to all smokers

29 (76.3%)

14 (48.3%)

22 (71.0%)

65 (66.3%)

Yes to some selected smokers

9 (23.7%)

15 (51.7%)

9 (29.0%)

33 (33.7%)

Not offered

0

0

0

0

Typically in your practice, is any behavioral support offered to all smokers who want to quit smoking? n (%)

27 (71.1%)

22 (75.9%)

27 (87.1%)

76 (77.6%)

Typically in your practice, is any pharmacotherapy support offered to all smokers who want to quit smoking? n (%)

19 (50.0%)

24 (82.8%)

27 (87.1%)

70 (71.4%)