Table 4 Comparison of the responses to different questions reported by anesthesiologists and their patients
From: Preoperative smoking cessation counseling activities of anesthesiologists: a cross-sectional study
How often do you: | Self-reported by anesthesiologist | Reported by patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
Anesthesiologist 1 | Advise your patients about the health risks of smoking? | Frequently | 6% |
Advise smokers to quit? | Frequently | 6% | |
Provide resources to help them quit? | Sometimes | 0% | |
Anesthesiologist 2 | Advise your patients about the health risks of smoking? | Frequently | 50% |
Advise smokers to quit? | Almost always | 44% | |
Provide resources to help them quit? | Sometimes | 6% | |
Anesthesiologist 3 | Advise your patients about the health risks of smoking? | Sometimes | 30% |
Advise smokers to quit? | Sometimes | 25% | |
Provide resources to help them quit? | Sometimes | 15% | |
Anesthesiologist 4 | Advise your patients about the health risks of smoking? | Frequently | 33% |
Advise smokers to quit? | Frequently | 20% | |
Provide resources to help them quit? | Sometimes | 7% | |
Anesthesiologist 5 | Advise your patients about the health risks of smoking? | Sometimes | 48% |
Advise smokers to quit? | Frequently | 22% | |
Provide resources to help them quit? | Sometimes | 4% | |
Anesthesiologist 6 | Advise your patients about the health risks of smoking? | Almost always | 27% |
Advise smokers to quit? | Almost always | 7% | |
Provide resources to help them quit? | Never | 0% | |
Anesthesiologist 7 | Advise your patients about the health risks of smoking? | Frequently | 46% |
Advise smokers to quit? | Sometimes | 44% | |
Provide resources to help them quit? | Never | 0% | |
Anesthesiologist 8 | Advise your patients about the health risks of smoking? | Frequently | 53% |
Advise smokers to quit? | Frequently | 27% | |
Provide resources to help them quit? | Sometimes | 0% | |
Anesthesiologist 9 | Advise your patients about the health risks of smoking? | Sometimes | 44% |
Advise smokers to quit? | Sometimes | 39% | |
Provide resources to help them quit? | Sometimes | 6% | |
Anesthesiologist 10 | Advise your patients about the health risks of smoking? | Almost always | 28% |
Advise smokers to quit? | Almost always | 11% | |
Provide resources to help them quit? | Sometimes | 0% | |
Anesthesiologist 11 | Advise your patients about the health risks of smoking? | Almost always | 11% |
Advise smokers to quit? | Frequently | 6% | |
Provide resources to help them quit? | Never | 0% | |
Anesthesiologist 12 | Advise your patients about the health risks of smoking? | Almost always | 0% |
Advise smokers to quit? | Frequently | 16% | |
Provide resources to help them quit? | Sometime | 0% |