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Experimentation with tobacco during adolescence as a factor influencing treatment of smoking in adulthood. A retrospective cohort

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: There are still few studies on predictors of smoking cessation in Brazilian samples. Experimentation with tobacco during adolescence (ETA) may be one of the important predictors. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed, within the context of a treatment-seeking group of subjects, to test the...

Motivations for smoking in hospitalized patients

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the profile of motivations for smoking among inpatients at a hospital in southern Brazil. METHODS: A survey study involving hospitalized smokers. The Modified Reasons for Smoking Scale (MRFSS) and its domains were analyzed according to gender and dependence degree. RE...

Psychometric properties of the Brief Smoking Consequences Questionnaire (BSCQ-A) in brazilian women

Psicol. teor. prát; 21 (1), 2019
Outcome expectancy has been suggested as a promising construct in effective tobacco cessation programs. We studied the psychometric properties of the Brief Smoking Consequences Questionnaire - Adult (BSCQ-A), a questionnaire designed to assess expectancies related to cessation of industrialized cigarette...

Smoking cessation treatments: current psychological and pharmacological options

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (1), 2019
Abstract Background Smoking is considered an epidemic, indeed, one of the most important public health problems worldwide. It is also the most significant preventable cause of death, of a high number of premature deaths, and avoidable chronic diseases. It is considered an enormous economic burden for th...

Symptomatic and asymptomatic smokers without airflow obstruction: a new clinical entity?

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (1), 2019
Abstract Non-obstructed ever-smokers, with or without symptoms, have generated a great deal of information recently, but few reviews. Even individuals with normal spirometry can present changes in sputum with inflammatory biomarkers (cellular and molecular) and airways and parenchyma with remodeling; whe...

Prevalência de estratégias para cessação do uso do tabaco na Atenção Primária à Saúde: uma revisão integrativa

Resumo O hábito de fumar, ou tabagismo, preocupação da Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS), é um grave problema de saúde pública e a principal causa de morte evitável no mundo. A relevância de ações, cujo foco seja facilitar a cessação deste vício, motiva a discussão de estudos que apresent...

Efectos sobre la salud de los cigarrillos electrónicos: una revisión de la literatura

Rev. salud pública; 21 (1), 2019
RESUMEN Objetivo Identificar en la literatura reciente los dispositivos electrónicos disponibles en el mercado, reconocer su composición, uso actual, riesgos asociados a su uso sobre la salud, así como su posible uso como terapia de cesación de tabaquismo. Generar mayor compresión sobre CE y su imp...

Smoking cessation during pregnancy: a population-based study

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To measure the prevalence of smoking cessation during pregnancy and to identify factors associated with its occurrence. METHODS The present survey included all puerperal women living in the municipality of Rio Grande, RS, whose birth occurred between January 1 and December 31, 2013. ...

Update on the approach to smoking in patients with respiratory diseases

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Smoking is the leading cause of respiratory disease (RD). The harmful effects of smoking on the respiratory system begin in utero and influence immune responses throughout childhood and adult life. In comparison with "healthy" smokers, smokers with RD have peculiarities that can impede smoking c...