| Summary: | A survey of the smoking cessation practices and perceptions of clinical psychologists was conducted. A total of 352 psychologists replied to a questionnaire, and of these, 59.1 percent revealed that they did not always identify and document the smoking status of patients. A majority reported high efficacy expectations and low outcome expectations for the 5A's smoking cessation counseling technique. Respondents who had never smoked were almost twice as likely to have higher efficacy expectations that current or former smokers. Factors that predicted regular 5A use included the number of identified barriers, level of self-efficacy, and urbanicity of the practice location.
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