Perfil dos fumantes que procuram um centro de cessação de tabagismo

摘要: OBJECTIVE: To define the profile of smokers who seek professional assistance through a smoking cessation program and to compare smoker profiles among males, females elderly people. METHODS:Two-hundred three were prospectively evaluated. The participants completed questionnaires related history, history psychiatric disorders, depression, anxiety nicotine dependence as well general self-report questionnaire. RESULTS: In this sample, 58.6% individuals female (119). mean age was 45.3 ± 12.0 years, with no statistically significant difference between genders (p = 0.391). majority in sample (84.2%) presented socioeconomic class C or above. Sixty-three percent had at least high school education. Depression more often referred by women, borderline 0.069). However, when depression evaluated using Beck Inventory, there nonelderly CONCLUSIONS: sought assistance, we identified aspects (such being having been diagnosed depression) that are known predictors treatment failure. This shows importance carrying out complete pre-evaluation seeks program. Thus, procedures can be adopted prior during smoker, objective increasing success rates.