Factors associated with tobacco smoking in post-bariatric surgery patients

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of tobacco smoking, nicotine dependence and associated factors in individuals submitted to bariatric surgery. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 303 bariatric patients, performed between 2015 and 2016, in Catalão, Goiás State, Brazil. A questionnaire with soc...

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Published in:Revista brasileira em promoção da saúde = Brazilian journal in health promotion 2018-01, Vol.31 (1)
Main Authors: Valéria Duarte Gregorio, Mariana Ferreira Ramalho, Janaína Barbosa Santiago, Lucchese, Roselma, Ivânia Vera Vera, Moisés Fernandes Lemos, Henrique Senna Diniz-Pinto, Silva, Graciele Cristina
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Agglutination
Anxiety
Dependence
Gastrointestinal surgery
Mental depression
Mental health
Nicotine
Patients
Sex
Smoking
Statistical tests
Surgery
Tobacco
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Summary:Objective: To estimate the prevalence of tobacco smoking, nicotine dependence and associated factors in individuals submitted to bariatric surgery. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 303 bariatric patients, performed between 2015 and 2016, in Catalão, Goiás State, Brazil. A questionnaire with sociodemographic variables, health conditions and family history was used. Being currently smoker and having high nicotinic dependence, with agglutination of the high and very high levels of dependence, were taken as predictor variables for the present study, variables collected from the Fargeström instrument score. The chi-square test was adopted with a significance level of p
ISSN:1806-1222
1806-1230
DOI:10.5020/18061230.2018.7112