[Antismoking counseling]

Abstract

Smoking plays an important role in no communicable diseases including cardiovascular diseases etiology. In recent years more attention has been paid to the role of physicians in smoking prevention and treatment. The aim of this study was to analyze the presence of antismoking counselling given by physicians among the patients with the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. The study was performed in the randomly selected group of 1267 men and women aged 18-65 years from Lodz and Lublin district. Each surveyed person had medical examination, blood pressure measured, anthropometry, biochemical tests included a full lipidogram and glucose concentration. Moreover detailed questionnaire surveys were conducted. Logistic regression models were applied to assess role of factors influencing undertaken of antismoking counseling among the patients with risk factors of cardiovascular diseases. The study revealed that smoking addiction affected 44% males and 23 % females. Abdominal obesity frequency in males was 24% and in females 35%. Hypertension was diagnosed in 30% of males and 21% of females, hyperlipidemia was diagnosed in 29% men and 19% women. High glucose concentration was identified in 7% of men and 5% of women. Only half of the smoking population received anti-smoking counselling given by physician. More frequently antismoking advice was given to the patients with abdominal obesity, (68%), and hypertension (67%). Only 36% of people with high glucose concentration received antismoking advice. This study results revealed, that anti smoking treatment among adults should be consider as an important part of preventing strategies. More effort should be given to increase awareness of physicians relating to the smoking habit of their patients.