The annual evaluation of a program to aid the smoker

To evaluate the impact over a year of a systematic, structured intervention with smokers, called the Smokers' Aid Project (SAP), at a primary care centre in Barcelona. Observational study with a descriptive intervention. Urban primary care centre. Between April, 1990, and March, 1991, every adu...

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Published inAtención primaria Vol. 12; no. 2; p. 86
Main Authors Martín Cantera, C, Jane Julio, C, Nebot Adell, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 30.06.1993
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Program Evaluation
Sex Factors
Smoking - epidemiology
Smoking Prevention
Socioeconomic Factors
Spain - epidemiology
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Summary:To evaluate the impact over a year of a systematic, structured intervention with smokers, called the Smokers' Aid Project (SAP), at a primary care centre in Barcelona. Observational study with a descriptive intervention. Urban primary care centre. Between April, 1990, and March, 1991, every adult (over 15) who smoked more than one cigarette a day was counselled verbally and/or in writing. The different replies were placed into eight groups and a personal follow-up was made for each category. The groups were: winner, reduction, alone, with help, doubtful, backslider, negative and pending. There was a follow-up on 178 people. Among those monitored, the initial cigarette average was 15.0 (SD 11.4) and the final, 12.45 (SD 11.45). The response was favorable (winner or reduction) in 35.4%, with 10.6% showing a favorable attitude (alone and with help) and 16.3% showing a negative response. A follow-up programme of 7.5 months (SD 3.5) was implemented, with an average of 1.82 (SD 1.05) interventions for each individual. Programmes of systematic help to the smoker appear to provide more favorable responses than isolated counselling. The SAP can be put into practice within our Primary Care system, although effectiveness will have to be assessed over longer-term follow-ups.
ISSN:0212-6567