WORKING EFFICIENCY OF ROOM FOR PREVENTING TOBACCO-SMOKING IN CONDITIONS OF KRASNODAR HEALTH CENTER

Aim. To estimate the efficiency of the developed program for treatment of tobacco dependence in conditions of room for preventing tobacco-smoking on the basis of “RCH № 2” Health Center. Materials and methods. Six hundred and thirteen health cards of patients who attended a room for tobacco-smoking prevention in 2012 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were divided into three groups according to the degree of nicotine dependence: group 1 included 98 (16%) persons with mild degree of dependence, group 2 – 177 (19%) with moderate degree of dependence, group 3 – 398 (65%) with high degree of dependence. The doctor of prevention room gave recommendations to each smoking patient taking into account their individual peculiarities and health status. Results. No age differences among smokers were observed: mean age of men was 47,0±3,7, women – 46,08±3,01, p <0,05. Patients with low degree of dependence were suggested nonmedicamentous refusal from smoking based on behavioral therapy, individual conversation and group studies in conditions of health schools. Patients with moderate and severe tobacco-dependence underwent antinicotine therapy combined with individual conversations and group studies at health schools. Six months later, the number of successful refusals in group 1 was 35,5%, in groups 2 and 3 – up to 65,0%, about half of them had relapses against the background of stress situations and in 2/3 of cases they were men. Conclusion. Thus, creation of rooms for preventing tobacco-smoking in conditions of health centers is an effective measure helping smoking patients.

Smoking, tobacco dependence, room for preventing tobacco-smoking