Eficacia del tratamiento aplicado en la consulta de cesación tabáquica

Luis Alberto Vitón Fleitas; Mildrey Díaz Herrera; Osmaiki Martin Junco; Yadira Méndez Borrego; Yenisleidy González Borges

doi:10.56294/ri202216

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Published: 2022-11-19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56294/ri202216

Effectiveness of the treatment applied in the smoking cessation consultation

Abstract

Introduction: The WHO estimates that approximately one third of the world's population is smokers, the use of traditional medicine in the treatment of smoking is recognized.
Objective: to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment applied in the smoking cessation consultation, medical office 9 of Puerto Esperanza, Viñales in 2018.
Methods: an observational, analytical cohort research was conducted with 90 smokers who met the inclusion criteria. They were divided into three study groups, according to simple random sampling, applying psychological techniques, auriculopuncture and homeopathy. Theoretical, empirical and statistical methods were applied, given in absolute and relative frequency. Variables used were: age and sex, level of schooling, type of smokers, effectiveness of the treatment, number of cigarettes smoked before and after the treatment, showing the results in tables for better interpretation.
Results: There was a predominance of the male sex and the age groups were different in the sample of the three study groups, with a predominance of patients with medium technical schooling level; 51 patients quit smoking for 56.6%, obtaining better results with the application of homeopathy with 27 patients for 30%. With auriculopuncture 19 patients quit smoking for 21.1% and with the application of psychological techniques 5 patients for 5.56 %.
Conclusions: Treatment with traditional and natural medicine showed better results with the application of homeopathy and auriculotherapy.

Keywords:

Smoking,

Consumption,

Addictions,

Tobacco Cessation Consultation,

How to Cite

Vitón Fleitas LA, Díaz Herrera M, Martin Junco O, Méndez Borrego Y, González Borges Y. Effectiveness of the treatment applied in the smoking cessation consultation. Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation / Rehabilitacion Interdisciplinaria [Internet]. 2022 Nov. 19 [cited 2024 Jul. 2];2:16. Available from: https://ri.saludcyt.ar/index.php/ri/article/view/16

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