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Table 4 Reasons reported at follow-up for not visiting a physician to discuss prescription for study medication

From: Empowering smokers with a web-assisted tobacco intervention to use prescription smoking cessation medications: a feasibility trial

Reason

n

Percentage (95 % CI) of those that did not visit a physician (n = 121)

Percentage (95 % CI) of those with follow-up data (n = 605)

Unable to see physician

 Could not get an appointment within 3 weeks

40

33.1 (24.7–41.5)

6.6 (4.6–8.6)

 Did not have a family physician

14

11.6 (5.9–17.3)

2.3 (1.1–3.5)

 Did not receive confirmation email/unable to access or print study prescription

14

11.6 (5.9–17.3)

2.3 (1.1–3.5)

 Too busy to make an appointment within 3 weeks

3

2.5 (0.0–5.3)

0.5 (0.0–1.1)

 Other

8

6.6 (2.2–11.0)

1.3 (0.4–2.2)

Chose not to see physician

 Champix unavailable and did not want Zyban

16

13.2 (7.2–19.2)

2.6 (1.3–3.9)

 Changed their mind about quitting

11

9.1 (4.0–14.2)

1.8 (0.7–2.9)

 Did not want to or unable to use either medication

8

6.6 (2.2–11.0)

1.3 (0.4–2.2)

 Other

1

0.8 (0.0–2.4)

0.2 (0.0–0.6)

Unknown

6

5.0 (1.1–8.9)

1.0 (0.2–1.8)

  1. Reasons reported during follow-up interviews at 7, 11, 15 and 41 weeks. Where the same participant reported differing reasons at separate time points, the reason provided at the earliest follow-up is reported