Table 2 Important clinic features for women
From: Woman focused smoking cessation programming: a qualitative study
Theme | Clinic features |
|---|---|
Choice | A flexible, client-centred approach that can be tailored individually to meet specific needs |
Variety of services – options to participate in support groups, individual counselling, educational workshops/sessions, pharmacotherapy and self-help materials/tools | |
Free pharmacotherapy | Offer pharmacotherapy at no cost to eliminate financial barriers |
Support | A non-judgmental, understanding atmosphere |
Support groups | |
Peer support opportunities | |
Opportunity to receive further support from a clinician outside of clinic setting/hours (e.g., telephone) | |
Accessibility | Evening and/or weekend hours |
Easily accessible clinic locations | |
Childcare | |
Communication | Communication regarding programming options that is clear, readily available and regularly updated |
Multiple strategies to increase communication and reach more clients | |
Women-specific options | Provide information on women-specific topics relevant to smoking (e.g., smoking cessation and pregnancy or menopause, etc.) |
Female-only support groups as an option in addition to mixed-gender groups |