Cessação do tabagismo em pacientes assistidos em um ambulatório de tratamento de dependência do tabaco - doi: 10.4025/cienccuidsaude.v10i2.15688

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