Implementation of ask-advise-connect for smoking cessation in Dutch general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods evaluation using the CFIR framework

Table 2 Characteristics of the participants and their general practice at baseline (N = 105)^a

Variable	Category	n (%) / mean (SD)
Age		45.3 (9.2)
Gender	Male	19 (18)
Gender	Female	86 (82)
Profession	General practitioner	63 (60)
	Practice nurse	36 (34)
	Doctor’s assistant	6 (6)
Smoking status	Smoker	2 (2)
Smoking status	Non-smoker	103 (98)
Socioeconomic position of patients	Mostly low	6 (6)
	Mostly middle	36 (34)
	Mostly high	4 (4)
	Mixed	52 (50)
	Don’t know	7 (7)
Received training in smoking cessation care	Yes	59 (56)
Received training in smoking cessation care	No	46 (44)
Applies smoking cessation guideline with patients who smoke	Never	44 (42)
	Sometimes	33 (31)
	Often	19 (18)
	(Almost) always	9 (9)
Attention in practice for smoking cessation	Almost no attention	3 (3)
	Some attention	58 (55)
	A lot of attention	44 (42)

^aAlthough 106 participants were included in the study, one participant did not complete the baseline questionnaire and therefore only the characteristics of 105 participants are presented here

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