A qualitative assessment of provider perspectives on smoking cessation counselling.

Rationale, Aims And Objectives: Few studies have examined doctors' views about counselling unmotivated smokers. This study explored doctors' perceptions of useful strategies to motivate patients to quit, how receptive they felt patients were to these strategies, and the benefits and drawbacks of discussing smoking cessation with patients.

Methods: Fourteen semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with doctors and resident doctors.

Physician smoking cessation counseling and adherence to a clinical practice guideline.

Objective: The U.S. Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline recommends that physicians provide tobacco cessation interventions to their patients at every visit.