Tabacco addiction among patients after myocardial infarction
Journal Title: Polish Journal of Public Health - Year 2011, Vol 121, Issue 4
Abstract
[b]Introduction[/b]. Tobacco smoking poses a vital problem within the area of public health, which led to a number of preventive strategies. This is one of the most dangerous and most common addictions. Average annual mortality rate in the USA is 43 000 people as a result of tobacco smoking. The risk of early death due to complications caused by tobacco smoking of a person smoking throughout one’s life is around 50%. [b]Aim[/b]. The aim of the study was to analyze the incidence of tobacco addiction among patients after myocardial infarction, in terms of a recommended total cessation of smoking. [b]Material and methods[/b]. The study included 113 patients after myocardial infarct. The data were collected with the use of a survey which contained both open ended and closed questions, as well as instructions referring to the aim of the study and the way particular questions should be answered. Also, a standardized questionnaire, known as the Health Behavior Inventory (HBI), was used in order to examine both healthy and sick adults. Statistical analyses were performed with the use of STATISTICA 8.0 (StatSoft, Poland) software. [b]Results and conclusions[/b]. The majority of respondents, 74.34%, were not addicted to tobacco smoking, 25.66% (n=29) admitted their being addicted to smoking and one of the fourth of those declared a will to give up cigarettes, while only three polled were not planning to stop smoking at all. The majority of the patients who had experienced myocardial infarction denies tobacco smoking.
Authors and Affiliations
Marta Jurkiewicz , Violetta Mianowana, Andrzej Wysokiński
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