Table 2 Characteristics and mean adherence to protocol specified behaviours associated with characteristics of lead advisors in analysed taster sessions (n = 41)
n/% | Mean (SD) adherence to protocol specified behaviours | 95 % CI of the difference in means | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | −24.85 to −2.49 | .018 | ||
Female | 30/73.17 | 72.19 (15.83) | ||
Male | 11/26.82 | 58.53 (15.24) | ||
Age | .021 | |||
18–44 | 12/29.27 | 61.87 (17.55) | 50.72 to 73.02 | |
45–54 | 21/51.22 | 75.41 (14.3) | 68.91 to 81.92 | |
55+ | 8/19.51 | 60.45 (14.96) | 47.94 to 72.95 | |
Highest qualification | −15.76 to 8.17 | .525 | ||
A level or lower | 11/26.83 | 65.75 (20.17) | ||
Degree or higher | 30/73.17 | 69.54 (15.43) | ||
Smoking cessation traininga | .594 | |||
NCSCT stage 1/plus additional training | 8/19.51 | 70.38 (15.82) | 57.15 to 83.61 | |
NCSCT stages 1 and 2 or SCTRP | 15/36.59 | 65.66 (16.24) | 56.67 to 74.65 | |
NCSCT stages 1 and 2 plus additional training | 17/41.46 | 71.55 (17.32) | 62.65 to 80.46 | |
Missing | 1 | |||
Time since stage 2 training | −19.98 to 5.51 | .257 | ||
1–3 years | 25/60.98 | 67.23 (18.71) | ||
4+ years | 11/26.83 | 74.47 (13.49) | ||
Missing | 5 | |||
Employer | ||||
SSS | 100/100 | 68.63 (16.65) | – | – |
Job title | .388 | |||
SSS advisor | 29/70.73 | 69.03 (17.78) | 62.73 to 75.34 | |
SSS manager | 4/9.76 | 68.77 (13.4) | 52.13 to 85.41 | |
Healthy lifestyle advisor | 2/4.88 | 93.84 (2.91) | 67.73 to 119.94 | |
Administrator | 3/7.32 | 66.2 (14.27) | 30.76 to 101.63 | |
Other | 1/2.44 | 67.1 | – | |
Missing | 2 | |||
Number of patients in previous 6 months | −22.59 to 18.86 | .857 | ||
< 21 | 3/7.32 | 66.67 (33.68) | ||
> 20 | 37/90.24 | 68.53 (15.62) | ||
Missing | 1 |