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Efficacy of a smoking‐cessation intervention for elective‐surgical patients
Author(s) -
Ratner Pamela A.,
Johnson Joy L.,
Richardson Chris G.,
Bottorff Joan L.,
Moffat Barbara,
Mackay Martha,
Fofonoff Doreen,
Kingsbury Kori,
Miller Clara,
Budz Bernice
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.20017
Subject(s) - smoking cessation , medicine , intervention (counseling) , physical therapy , nursing , pathology
We tested an intervention to help smokers abstain (fast) from smoking before surgery, maintain abstinence postoperatively, and achieve long‐term cessation. A randomized experiment included 237 patients admitted for presurgical assessment who smoked. The intervention included counseling and nicotine replacement therapy. Treatment group participants (73.0%) were more likely to fast than were controls (53.0%): χ 2 (1, N = 228) = 8.89, p = .003, and more likely to be abstinent 6 months after surgery (31.2% vs. 20.2%). There was no significant difference in the abstinence rates at 12 months after surgery, χ 2 (1, N = 169) <.001, p = 1.00. Encouraging patients to fast from smoking before surgery and postoperative support are efficacious ways to reduce preoperative and immediate post‐operative tobacco use. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 27:148–161, 2004