National survey of the smoking cessation services in Italy.
This investigation is aimed at providing information about structural and organizational characteristics of smoking cessation services (SCS) set up within the Italian National Health Service. Local health units and hospitals are the main institutions connected with SCS which are mainly located within the Department of Drug Addiction and the Department of Lung and Breath Care. SCS provide different tobacco-use cessation programs. Although pharmacotherapy is always used, a combination of therapeutic treatments is highly preferred. This study shows the importance of maintaining a national coordination among different SCS supporting their activity and encouraging the start up of additional services throughout the country.
Therapeutic Research and Medicines Evaluation Department, Italian Epidemiological Observatory on Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs of abuse, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy. alessandra.dipucchio@iss.it
Alessandra
A
Di Pucchio
Enrica
E
Pizzi
Giordano
G
Carosi
Monica
M
Mazzola
Donatella
D
Mattioli
Roberta
R
Pacifici
Simona
S
Pichini
D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*