Tobacco cessation on patients assisted in an ambulatory of tobacco dependence treatment

Abstract

This is a descriptive study which identified the clinical and socioeconomic profile of patients in the Center for Tobacco Control at Londrina State University. The studied population consisted of twelve smokers in treatment between February and August 2008. Data were collected from the application of an instrument containing a questionnaire with socioeconomic variables, smoking history, medical comorbidity. The Hamilton scale in order to evaluate the Hamilton scale in order to evaluate the Fagerström A descriptive statistical analysis of the variables and the scores of the used scales were studied. Most of the population consisted of young adults with low education level, low income, who started smoking during adolescence, with a high degree of nicotine dependence and symptoms of anxiety and depression. In this group, eight individuals (66.6%) succeeded in their efforts to stopping smoking; four of them needed medical assistance to fight the addiction. The presence of clinical comorbidity in the group that could not to stop smoking was found. It is believed that for tobacco cessation is required a multidisciplinary intervention and an integral follow-up of smokers.