Respondents’ assessment of the impact of parental smoking and barriers to aiding with smoking cessation, where 0 = no impact or not a barrier and 10 = very significant impact or barrier
| Mean (range) | |
|---|---|
| How much of an impact do you think parental smoking has on children’s current respiratory health? | 8.54 (5–10) |
| How significant is the impact of parental smoking on a child’s overall health later in life? | 8.20 (3–10) |
| How significant do you think is the impact of a parent stopping smoking on their child’s current respiratory health? | 8.59 (2–10) |
| It is not worthwhile to try and change smoking behaviours as the chance of making an impact is so small | 2.64 (0–9) |
| You lack knowledge or information to explain to parents how SHS exposure can affect their child’s health | 3.10 (0–10) |
| You lack motivational interviewing (or similar) skills to help smokers see how they could change their behaviour | 5.21 (0–10) |
| Smokers may become defensive or aggressive if given advice about the consequences of smoking or the benefits of stopping smoking | 6.28 (0–10) |
| Smokers are not willing to accept that their behaviour has health consequences | 6.16 (0–10) |
| Smokers are not motivated to stop smoking | 6.28 (0–10) |
| Many smokers have other, more significant challenges, to deal with such as: mental health problems, social isolation, poverty, under-employment, insecure housing etc. | 6.47 (0–10) |