Assistência em saúde ao usuário tabagista: do delineamento do perfil ao acompanhamento farmacoterapêutico

Abstract

Therapeutic assistance by health professionals can significantly assist in the smoking cessation or reduction process, implying an improvement in quality users' lives. The present study aimed to outline the profile of tobacco consumption of users and evaluate their therapeutic effectiveness and psychological morbidity, based on assistance offered by the Tobacco Control Program in Uruguaiana, Rio Grande In this sense, assistance was provided to 30 smokers, during the period of 60 days, who participated in group therapy and received individual assistance, which included the pharmacotherapeutic follow-up. The average age of users was 51 years, with the average consumption period was 36 years. Among the evaluated users, 73.3% presented high or very high dependency and 86% already had health problems related to tobacco consumption. It was found that family members were assigned as the main influence for the onset and maintenance of addiction and that there is an important association of behavior related to beverage consumption. Assistance provided to users proved to be effective, as 50% of patients stopped smoking and 43.3% reduced the amount of cigarettes consumed per day by more than 50%. It was observed also a decrease in the psychological morbidity of users, when compared to the beginning treatment. It was concluded that the assistance offered to smokers was effective, helping significantly control smoking and contributing to a reduction in the risks related to the appearance of comorbidities due to tobacco use.