[Antitobacco intervention in chronic patients followed-up at a nursing consult].
OBJECTIVE
To break the dependency on tobacco of smokers with cardiovascular risk factors and monitored at a nursing clinic.


METHODS
A retrospective evaluation of the experience of anti-tobacco intervention.


METHODS
Nursing clinic at a primary care health centre.


METHODS
Patients with arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipaemia and/or chronic airflow obstruction, who were smokers and were monitored at the health centre nursing clinic during April 1994 (total of 48).


METHODS
The anti-tobacco action procedure: knowledge of the habit and reason for it, advice on giving up (Practical Guide, information on connected illnesses and advantages), positive back-up in successive visits with practical advice. Follow-up period of 9 months.


RESULTS
After 9 months follow-up, of the 48 original patients: 8 gave up completely (17%), 23 reduced consumption (pre-intervention average of 20 cigarettes a day and post-intervention of 13), 11 smoked the same amount and one patient increased by 3 cigarettes a day. There was no record of 5. On average, patients attended 4 times (range from 1 to 10).


CONCLUSIONS
Repeated advice in the nursing clinic on giving up tobacco smoking contributes to reducing patients' cardiovascular risk.
Román Santos
P
P
Centro de Salud Limonar, Málga.
Cristauro Greco
A
A
Muñoz Cobos
F
F
D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods; D013030:Spain
Intervención antitabaco en pacientes crónicos seguidos en consulta de enfermería.