Citation

Oliveira RM, Santos JLF, Furegato ARF. Rev. Lat. Am. Enfermagem 2017; 25: e2945-e2945.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo)

DOI

10.1590/1518-8345.2202.2945

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the degree of tobacco addiction and identify independently associated factors by comparing the psychiatric population of secondary and tertiary care with the general population of the primary healthcare network.

METHOD: This is a cross-sectional epidemiological study, conducted in a municipality of São Paulo, with 134 smokers of a Mental Health Outpatient Unit (MHOU), a Psychiatric Hospital (PH), and a Primary Healthcare Unit (PHU). Data were collected by means of individual interviews, recorded on a mobile device. Data were statistically processed using Stata/12 Results: Of the 134 participants, 54.5% were women. While 49.1% of the psychiatric population (MHOU/PH) had medium/high nicotine addiction, 58.3% of smokers of the general population had very low/low dependency. The Poisson regression model indicated a higher prevalence of smokers with high dependence among men (PR = 1.41), people aged 49 years or less (15 - 29 years, PR = 4.06, 30 - 39 PR = 2.96 years, 40 - 49 years PR = 1.84), with severe mental disorders (PR = 3.05), with anxiety disorders/other (PR = 3.98), and with high suicide risk (PR = 1.55).

CONCLUSION: Nicotine dependence was greater in the psychiatric population than in the general population. The independent factors associated with severe dependence were sex, age group, diagnosis, and current risk of suicide. These results trigger reflection among nurses on the need to focus more attention on a neglected subject in mental health services.

Language: en

Keywords

Cross-Sectional Studies; Epidemiology; Mental Health; Psychiatric Nursing; Tobacco Use Disorder; Epidemiologia; Epidemiología; Saúde Mental; Salud Mental; Enfermagem Psiquiátrica; Enfermería Psiquiátrica; Estudios Trasversales; Estudos Transversais; Tabagismo; Tabaquismo; Tobacco Use; Uso de Tabaco