%0 Journal Article %A Oana Claudia Deleanu %A Teodora Alexandru %A Ruxandra Ulmeanu %A Oana Maria Udrea %A Ion Mierlus-Mazilu %A Stefan Mihaicuta %A Florin Dumitru Mihaltan %T Role of respiratory and cardiovascular disease as a motivational factor for smoking cessation %D 2011 %J European Respiratory Journal %P p4243 %V 38 %N Suppl 55 %X Rationale: Smokers with tobacco-related disorders are more motivated to give up smoking than healthy smokers, but comparative data about the influence of each pathology type on motivation is still insufficient.Methods: We studied the behavior of persons with a history of smoking, healthy/sick with cardiovascular (CVD)/respiratory (RD) tobacco-related disease, using 2 questionnaires-for former smokers/active smokers regarding motivation, preparation status for quitting, health status, degree of nicotin-addiction, quitting history, determinant factors for tobacco consumption. We use Excel (chi, T tests).Results: 240 persons were interviewed: 83 women/157 men, mean age 47±16.2 years; 124 active/116 former smokers. Disease present 43.6% of active smokers (53.7% CVD, 42.6% RD, 3.7% both) and 68.1% of former (32.9% CVD, 44 3% RD, 22.8% both) (p=0.0001). Those with RD and both diseases are more former smokers (p=0.0038). Healthy smokers cannot refrain from first cigarette (55.6%, p=0.001). 69% of smokers with CVD want to quit smoking, but only 38% are in the action-phase, vs 65% of those with RD - 61% in the action-phase (p=0.005). 95.8% of respondents believe that smoking can cause a disease, mostly ill patients (p = 0.0001), who saw smoking as the cause of their illness (p=0.005) (especially those with RD and both p=0.036). Patients with RD/both diseases are more determined to quit (p=0.003).Conclusions: The most motivated and ready to quit smokers are the respondents with a disease, especially respiratory. Medical staff should focus attention on ill patients and “personalized” programs must be developed for those with cardiovascular disorders. %U