Hygiena 2018, 63(2):45-49 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1611

Analysis of work and problems in the provision of smoking cessation in counseling centers for smoking cessation at the Regional Public Health Authorities in the Slovak republic

Eva Onačillová1, Viola Vargová2
1 Univerzita P. J. Šafárika Košice, Ústav verejného zdravotníctva, Lekárska fakulta, Košice, Slovenská republika
2 Univerzita P. J. Šafárika a Univerzitná nemocnica L. Pasteura, I. interná klinika, Lekárska fakulta, Košice, Slovenská republika

Introduction: Non-smoking promotion including assistance in quitting, should be provided by qualified health professionals. The aim of the research was to find a level of effectiveness of the implementation of non-smoking promotion in counseling centers for smoking cessation at the Regional Public Health Authorities (RPHA).

Material and Methods: Data were obtained from the representatives of the advisory smoking cessation centers (ASC) at RPHA contacted by email request. The request was sent to all 34 ASC in the Slovak Republic, of which 94.1% (n = 32) responded. Data were collected from March 2013 until January 2014.

Results: 93.6% of ASC use the smokerlyzer, only 51.6 % use the spirometer, and only 6 % ASC´s own specialized equipment for the objectification of smoking habits. Up to 69 % ASC´s reported no cooperation with general practicioners (GP´s). Up to 53% of the ASC reported the main problem in providing counseling, reported up to 53% of the ASC, to be the problem with motivation and self-discipline of clients. 25% of the ASC´s reported inadequate personnel and material equipment.

Discussion: The effectiveness of the implementation of the promotion of non-smoking by counseling centers for smoking cessation is insufficient. The main problems in providing advice in ASC included problems with motivation of patients, low level of cooperation with general practicioners or insufficient material-technical equipment and staffing, especially a psychologist.

Conclusion: In practice, for better help and higher motivation of patients to stop smoking, it would be helpful to add sufficient equipment for the objectification of smoking habits, staffing in the form of a psychologist, legally regulated cooperation between ASC´s and general practitioners, or partial reimbursement of medicaments, for example, nicotine replacement therapy by health insurance groups. We suppose that by these means we can achieve many health and economic benefits for society.

Keywords: tobacco smoking, therapy of smoking habit, Slovak Republic

Published: June 30, 2018  Show citation

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Onačillová E, Vargová V. Analysis of work and problems in the provision of smoking cessation in counseling centers for smoking cessation at the Regional Public Health Authorities in the Slovak republic. Hygiena. 2018;63(2):45-49. doi: 10.21101/hygiena.a1611.
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