title: Are patients attending the smoking cessation clinic aware of the association between eye disease and smoking?
abstract: It is well established that smoking is related to cardiovascular, respiratory, ophthalmological, and other diseases. Over the years, anti-smoking campaigns have concentrated on heart and lung disease and overall mortality to motivate smokers to stop smoking. The aim of our questionnaire study is to assess the motivation for attending a smoking cessation clinic in a local district hospital in the Highlands, and the level of awareness of the association between smoking and eye disease.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland. kspitericornish@nhs.net
authors.forename: Kurt Spiteri
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Cornish
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Birse
authors.forename: Andrew E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Pyott
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D012606:Scotland; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult