Smoking cessation advice in consultations with health problems not related to smoking? Relevance criteria in Danish general practice consultations

Figures & data

Table I. Characteristics of the selected GPs.

GP	More active	District (no)	Sex (M/F)	Age (yrs)	Tenure in practice (years)	In partnership surgery	Postgraduate training in smoking cessation
A	Yes	1	M	55	23	Yes	No^1
B	No	1	F	46	4	Yes	No
C	Yes	2	F	45	6	Yes	Yes^1
D	No	2	M	59	29	Yes	No
E	Yes	3	M	50	15	No	Yes
F	No	3	M	43	7	No	No

Notes: Districts are indicated by numbers. ¹Had a smoking cessation counsellor in their practice.

Figure 1. Design: Consultations with GPs A, B, C, D, E, and F were observed. Interviews with the GPs and with their patients were grounded on these consultations.

Table II. Patients interviewed.

Patient	Health problem	Advice in present consultation	Age, years
Sharon	Inflammation of the throat	Yes	34
Gerald	Urination at night	No	60
Jane	Cystitis or vaginitis	No	48
Sophie	Stress and perfectionism	No	33
Roxanne	Inflammation of the throat	Yes	18
Charles	Wart	No	78
Alice	Neck and back pain	No	61
John	Haemorrhoids	Yes	57
Mary-Ann	Contraceptives	No	35
Monica	Pityriasis	No	66
Dave	Possible venereal disease	No	23

Figure 2. Relevance criteria for smoking cessation advice.