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Table 3 Wisconsin Smoking Withdrawal Scale and Self-Efficacy Assessment (WSWS) mean scores at 1 week and 3 months

From: Feasibility and patient satisfaction with smoking cessation interventions for prevention of healthcare-associated infections in inpatients

 

1 week

3 months

Scale

Intervention group avg. score (SDa) (n = 16)

Usual care avg. score (SDa) (n = 21)

p-value*

Intervention group avg. score (SDa) (n = 11)

Usual care avg. score (SDa) (n = 15)

p-value*

Anxiety

2.9 (1.4)

3.1 (1.2)

0.543

2.5 (1.3)

3.5 (1.4)

0.052

Impatience

2.6 (1.2)

3.00 (1.4)

0.321

2.4 (1.1)

2.8 (1.4)

0.397

Bothered by Negative Moods

2.8 (1.3)

2.9 (1.4)

0.734

2.5 (1.2)

2.9 (1.2)

0.518

Irritable or easily angered

2.6 (1.5)

2.9 (1.4)

0.625

2.5 (1.1)

2.6 (1.3)

0.768

Depressed or Sad

2.8 (1.3)

2.6 (1.2)

0.568

2.4 (1.4)

2.6 (1.1)

0.632

Hopeless or Discouraged

2.5 (1.2)

2.2 (1.0)

0.407

2 (1.1)

2.5 (1.1)

0.285

Difficulty Paying Attention

2.6 (1.4)

2.1 (0.9)

0.270

2.2 (1.3)

2.5 (1.2)

0.560

Difficulty Thinking Clearly

2.4 (1.2)

2.2 (1.0)

0.497

2.0 (1.1)

2.5 (1.1)

0.239

Think of Food a lot

2.5 (1.5)

3.2 (1.2)

0.137

2.1 (1.0)

3.1 (1.1)

0.020

Hunger

2.8 (1.1)

3.4 (1.2)

0.090

2.5 (1.1)

3.3 (1.2)

0.075

Craving

2.8 (1.3)

3.1 (1.1)

0.473

2.6 (1.4)

2.9 (1.4)

0.592

Self-Efficacy Assessment**

2.1 (0.9)

2.7 (1.2)

0.088

2.4 (1.2)

2.2 (0.9)

0.642

  1. aSD = Standard deviation
  2. *Data analyzed using t-tests
  3. WSWS scores are measured on an agreement scale of 1 – 5; 1 = “strongly disagree”. 2 = “disagree”, 3 = “neutral” 4 = “agree”, 5 = “strongly agree”
  4. **One subject did not respond to the self-efficacy statement in the intervention group; (N = 10)