RESEARCH PAPER
The nicotine addiction and the assessment of the effectiveness of smoking cessation in adults
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Wydział Lekarski i Nauk o Zdrowiu UJK, Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego,
Dziekan prof. dr hab. S. Głuszek, Dyrektor prof. dr hab. G. Rydzewska
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Polskie Towarzystwo Terapii EMDR, Prezes M. Olędzka
Med Srod. 2016;19(1):43-50
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Smoking cigarettes is currently one of the most significant health and social issues. The consequences of smoking affect both individuals as well as entire society. Addiction to nicotine has been recognised as a major environmental factor fostering numerous diseases.
Aim:
The aim of this study was to identify the causes of and motives for quitting smoking among the adult inhabitants of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. The authors were also interested in the level of nicotine addiction.
Material and Methods:
The study was conducted in a group of 209 inhabitants of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski who were former or ongoing smokers. The study employed a survey technique, with the authors’ own questionnaire as a study tool. The Fagerström test determining addiction to nicotine (nicotine dependence) was used too.
Results and conclusions:
The study revealed that smoking is a serious social issue. The majority of respondents had quit smoking (63.1%), 19.1% had never made any attempt to quit, whereas in 17.7% of respondents the cessation was unsuccessful and they returned to smoking. All respondents were aware of health-affecting consequencesof smoking, but were unable to list more than four smoking-related diseases (lung and tongue cancers, arteriosclerosis, and hypertension). Attempts to cease smoking were made by 81,0% of the survey participants, mostly for health and financial reasons (42.0% and 21.3% respectively). Cessation of smoking resulted in numerous side effects, such as irritability (36.4%), outbursts of anger (20.7%), gaining weight (20.4%) or binge eating of sweets (11.7%). The factor preventing respondents from quitting smoking was stress (29,0%)
Smoking cigarettes is currently one of the most significant health and social issues. The consequences of smoking affect both individuals as well as entire society. Addiction to nicotine has been recognised as a major environmental factor fostering numerous diseases.
Aim:
The aim of this study was to identify the causes of and motives for quitting smoking among the adult inhabitants of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. The authors were also interested in the level of nicotine addiction.
Material and Methods:
The study was conducted in a group of 209 inhabitants of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski who were former or ongoing smokers. The study employed a survey technique, with the authors’ own questionnaire as a study tool. The Fagerström test determining addiction to nicotine (nicotine dependence) was used too.
Results and conclusions:
The study revealed that smoking is a serious social issue. The majority of respondents had quit smoking (63.1%), 19.1% had never made any attempt to quit, whereas in 17.7% of respondents the cessation was unsuccessful and they returned to smoking. All respondents were aware of health-affecting consequencesof smoking, but were unable to list more than four smoking-related diseases (lung and tongue cancers, arteriosclerosis, and hypertension). Attempts to cease smoking were made by 81,0% of the survey participants, mostly for health and financial reasons (42.0% and 21.3% respectively). Cessation of smoking resulted in numerous side effects, such as irritability (36.4%), outbursts of anger (20.7%), gaining weight (20.4%) or binge eating of sweets (11.7%). The factor preventing respondents from quitting smoking was stress (29,0%)
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