Abstract
to identify the prevalence of smoking in nursing professionals and to determine the relationship of the habit with clinical and socio-demographic characteristics. nursing professionals of a cardiovascular hospital answered a questionnaire on smoking and dependence degree, socio-demographic characteristics, personal and family background, smoking characteristics, motivational stages, depression, perceived and occupational stress. The relationship between the explanatory variables and smoking was investigated. among 656 participants, 77.6% were non smokers, 12.2% former smokers, and 10.2% smokers. Most were female, with complete high school, Catholic, married, household income between three and five minimum wages, position as nursing assistant, had double shifts, and were responsible for family income. The nicotine dependence of smokers ranged from low to moderate. the study has shown low prevalence of smoking in nursing professionals. Education level, religion, marital status, job position, responsibility for family income, history of depression and alcoholism, chest "wheezing" and other symptoms were significantly associated with being a smoker or former smoker.
Highlights
IntroductionRegarded as an epidemic disease, it exposes individuals to more than 7,000 toxic substances that are risk factors for many chronic non-communicable diseases[2], such as cancer, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, among others[2,3,4,5,6], persisting as one of the leading preventable causes of death[2,7]
Smoking is one of the most important public health problems in the world[1,2]
Among former smokers, most were on abstinence for more than ten and less than fifteen years (n=38; 25.9%), followed by those who stopped smoking for more than five years (n=19; 12.9%); more than one and less than five years (n=12; 8.2%), and less than twelve months (n=10; 6.8%)
Summary
Regarded as an epidemic disease, it exposes individuals to more than 7,000 toxic substances that are risk factors for many chronic non-communicable diseases[2], such as cancer, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, among others[2,3,4,5,6], persisting as one of the leading preventable causes of death[2,7]. Approximately 7 million people die each year due to smoking-related diseases, and projections point that in 2030 this number will surpass 8 million per year, and half the deaths will be of individuals in productive age[1]. 52% of the smokers are planning to quit smoking[1] and, regardless of the difficulties associated with smoking cessation, the frequency of smokers has decreased on average by 0.62 percentage points per year between 2006 and 2016(5)
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