Discussion
Health professionals in our study sample routinely meet low SEP patients who smoke, and consider it a priority to offer them smoking cessation treatment. However, they are confronted with challenges specific to these patients, with whom the uptake of smoking cessation, regular follow-up, and adherence to care are perceived as complex.We also highlighted perceived obstacles to study implementation that are inherent in the study organization and design, mainly due to time constraints. However, health professionals were mostly convinced of the usefulness of this research and felt they were providing better help through the intervention, by delivering smoking cessation tools free of charge according to the patient’s choice, than with a standard prescription. In clinical practice outside of a research trial, this intervention does not present the same type of administrative time constraints, but it does require consultation time dedicated to explaining the smoking cessation tools that the patient has at his disposal so that he or she can make an informed choice.