Historical evaluation of a cohorte of patient smokers committed for cardiological procedures financed by the FNR, between Julio of 2004 and March of 2006, who remained 1 year in program.

Objective:

To describe the population and the variables associated to the success of the treatment.

Point of cut:

the control or contact of following closest to 12 months from the entrance. It was considered without smoking, abstinence from 7 days previous to the contact.

Population:

405 patients. 77,8% masculine sex, age average 58,5 years: 62,2% from Montevideo. Cover of private health 62,5%. To entrance 25,4% was without smoking. Consumption average of those who smoked 20 cig/day. Degree of dependency (Fagerström test) mild 30.9%, moderately 39.8% and severe 29.4%. The 66,2% (268) were without smoking to the 12 months of the entrance. Who smoked they diminished the average of consumption from 20 to.10.8 cig/day.

The result was associated a:

sex, situation of smoker to the entrance of the program, degree of dependency and type of procedure. Conclusions. The program is effective and abstinence to the year was associated to masculine sex, abstinence obtained at the time of the procedure, minor degree of physical dependency and surgical revascularization.(AU)