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Smoking and its hazardsOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
Tobacco addiction is both mental and physical. For most people, the best way to quit is a combination of medicine, a method to change personal habits, and emotional support the aim of the work was study of some methods of smoking cessation. Patient and methods: a randomized study recruited sixty smoker from Ain shams university hospitals divided into three groups, group I subjected to brief verbal 5As technique for smoking cessation, group II subjected to brief verbal 5As with adding nicotine gum , group III subjected to brief verbal 5As technique with adding aversion therapy, Weekly interviews were conducted for follow up.
Results: There were significant Statistical differences (P value > 0.05) between the three studied groups as regard outcome the complete success rate of quitting was significantly higher among group 1(30%), versus (15%) in group 2, (15%) in group 3 partial success is higher in group 2 (55%) , versus (45%) in group 1 , (20%) in group 3 failed is higher in group 3(65%) , versus (25%)in group 1 , (30%) in group 2 In present study there were a significant difference at success rate of quitting in the three groups with age of smoker ,duration of smoking, with pack per year,with presence of comorbidity, with nicotine dependence score *
conclusion: Behavioral therapy (5As) is the most effective in smoking cessation program. Nicotine replacement therapy and aversion therapy may be an adjuvant in smoking cessation program.Aversion therapy is a simple procedure, economic, practical, easy to apply and may be effective in smoking cessation