PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Razvan Marmandiu
AU  - Loredana Marmandiu
AU  - Cristian Didilescu
TI  - Evaluation of the antismoking therapy within two specialized medical practice – Arges county
DP  - 2011 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - p1080
VI  - 38
IP  - Suppl 55
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/38/Suppl_55/p1080.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/38/Suppl_55/p1080.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2011 Sep 01; 38
AB  - Objective: Evaluation of the abstinence rate for 1956 people who were administered pharmacological treatment combined with psychological support within the programme “Stop-Smoking” in 2 medical practice within Arges County, August 2008-March2010.Methods: The initiantion, clinical check and final evaluation were based on standard forms within this programme. One carried out nicotine addiction, clinical status and existing comorbidities, CO exahaled. Three types of treatment were offers for free with psychological support. The final evaluation was carried out 6 months later.Results: Treatment based on nicotine patches was administered to patients with low and medium nicotine addiction and to those who had contraindications for others therapies. For a number of 140 patients treated in this way, the abstinence rate was of 34.29%. Treatment on bupropion was administered to a number of 1360 patients with different nicotine addiction degrees, from low to severe. Abstinence rate for the group with Bupropion was 35.96%. Treatment based on varenicline was administered predominantly to patients with severe nicotine addiction, to old people or important comorbidities. for a number of 456 patients treated with varenicline, the abstinence rate was 46.27%.Conclusions: The results confirm the pharmacological therapy combined with psychological support as an important method to obtain superior results compared with the lack of assistance in the attemp to give up smoking or antismoking counselling only. The abstinence rate was of 37.91% for all types of pharmacological treatment combined with psycological support.