Table 2

Themes, Major and Minor Categories

Theme

Major Category

Minor Category


Procedure

Ask/Identification

forms (flowsheet, encounter form, chart intake, history, problem list)

process (initial interview, annual physical, for chronic disease or respiratory infection)

staff (nurse, physician)

Procedure

Assessment

interest in quitting

risk of disease

habits

Procedure

Advise/Assistance/Arrange

stage of change

pharmacotherapy

Counseling

Brochures

Programs

Follow-up visit

Barrier

Provider

Provider Characteristics (forgetfulness, program knowledge, fear of "badgering" patient)

Practice characteristics (type, staff turnover, lack of billing code)

Patient characteristics (desire to quit, insurance type, addiction)

Benefit

Quit line Program

Single source for referral

Personalized attention

Barrier

Quit line Program

Provider Characteristics (lack of reminders, lack of feedback, only for one type of insurance, lack of advertising)

Patient Characteristics (comfort with program, short term solution, insurance type)

Procedure

Satisfaction

Good (identification, assessment, advise)

Poor (assistance, arrangement, follow-up)

Motivation

Provider

Individual (family death, concern for own health, patient care)

Program (ease, one referral, feedback)

General (healthcare costs, good medicine)

Motivation

Patient

Cost

Support/feedback

Incentives

Provider

Physician responsibility

Code for patient education/prevention


Holtrop et al. BMC Family Practice 2008 9:18   doi:10.1186/1471-2296-9-18

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