Results of an anti-smoking campaign among middle-aged men
Goshtautas, A.A.; Rugiavichius, M.Z.
Terapevticheskii Arkhiv 53(5): 118-121
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-3660 PMID: 7292282 Document Number: 182136
Invitations for participation in the antitobacco smoking campaign were sent to 131 men aged 40-59 yr. As a result of double post invitations and home visits, 57 men (43.5%) of the group screened were recruited to participate in group studies. Persons (32) rid themselves of the participation because of the absence of tobacco smoking discontinuance motivation. As a result of the 3 mo. campaign (home visits), 25 (19.68%) subjects discontinued tobacco smoking and 14 (11.02%) came to smoke a less number of cigarettes (by 25% and more). The participants of the group studies more frequently (statistical significance of data, P < 0.001) discontinued tobacco smoking as compared with non-participants. It has been shown that psychological support increased by 13.38% the number of subjects who discontinued tobacco smoking after prophylactic examination.