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ABSTRACT: Background
Studies investigating the effects of announcing spirometric lung-age (SLA) on the smokers' self-reported smoking status reported conflicting results.Main objective
To evaluate the effects of a single session intervention including an education conference about smoking harms and announcement of SLA on the participants' self-reported smoking status.Methodology
An interventional study was conducted in a cable factory. The intervention included four steps: PowerPoint presentation about raising smoking hazards awareness; general questionnaire; measurement of the anthropometric and spirometric data, and announcement of SLA; and evaluation of the smokers' self-reported smoking status 10 months later (quitted smoking, decreased consumption; stable consumption, increased consumption).Results
Thirty-six smokers completed the four steps. Ten months after the intervention, 11.1% of smokers quitted smoking, 52.7% decreased their consumption by 7 ± 4 cigarettes/day, 30.5% kept a stable consumption, and 5.5% increased their consumption by 9 ± 6 cigarettes/day.Conclusion
Providing an education conference combined with announcing SLA motivated 64% of smokers to quit smoking or to reduce their cigarette consumption.
SUBMITTER: Derbel K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8532218 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Derbel Khansa K Maatoug Chiraz C Mchita Amira A Mabrouk Khaoula Hadj KH Saad Helmi Ben HB
Clinical medicine insights. Circulatory, respiratory and pulmonary medicine 20211020
<h4>Background</h4>Studies investigating the effects of announcing spirometric lung-age (SLA) on the smokers' self-reported smoking status reported conflicting results.<h4>Main objective</h4>To evaluate the effects of a single session intervention including an education conference about smoking harms and announcement of SLA on the participants' self-reported smoking status.<h4>Methodology</h4>An interventional study was conducted in a cable factory. The intervention included four steps: PowerPoi ...[more]