Smoking among patients hospitalized because of surgical reasons

Background. The data from Chief Bureau of Statistics (GUS) inform that the share of smoking men dropped from 47.3% to 38.0% and in women from 24.4% to 23.1%. Objectives. The aim of the study was to analyze factors which influence nicotine addition as well as to evaluate motivation by patients treated because of surgical reasons to give up smoking. Material and methods. The study was conducted on randomly chosen 650 patients (324 women and 326 men) aged 19-80 treated in our ward between January and December 2009. Patients filled anonymous survey included demographical data and Fagerstrom and Schneider test. Participation in this study was voluntary. Results. 48% of patients declared smoking, 8% gave up smoking. The others declared that they never smoked. Number of smoking men - 73%, smoking women - 27%. High addiction to nicotine declared 62% of men and 52% of women, medium - 11% of men and 9% by women, slightly - 27% of men and 39% of women. 38% of patients: 25% of men and 13% of women declared willingness to stop smoking. Conclusions. 1. The rate of smoking patients is high. 2. The rate of addicted to nicotine is high. 3. The rate of declared willingness to stop smoking is low.