Effects of a Smoking Cessation Education on Smoking Cessation, Endothelial Function, and Serum Carboxyhemoglobin in Male Patients with Variant Angina.
10.4040/jkan.2012.42.2.190
- Author:
Sook Hee CHO
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Nambu University, Gwangju, Korea. chosh@nambu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Controlled Clinical Trial ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Angina pectoris;
Smoking cessation;
Endothelium
- MeSH:
Adult;
Angina Pectoris, Variant/blood/*physiopathology;
Brachial Artery/physiology;
Carboxyhemoglobin/*analysis;
Endothelium, Vascular/*physiology;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
*Program Evaluation;
Smoking/psychology;
*Smoking Cessation;
Vasodilation
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2012;42(2):190-198
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a smoking cessation education on endothelial function and carboxyhemoglobin levels in smokers with variant angina. METHODS: A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 60 male smokers with variant angina admitted to one hospital: the control group (30) between September and December, 2009, and the experimental group (30) between February and May, 2010. Endothelial function, as defined by flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) of the brachial artery, and serum carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) were determined at baseline and at 3 months after the initiation of education in both groups. RESULTS: Three months after the program, smoking cessation was successful in 22 of the 30 smokers in the experimental group, but only in 4 of 30 smokers in the control group (p<.001). After the education, the experimental group showed a significant increase in FMD, and a significant decreased in serum COHb compared with the control group. CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that this smoking cessation education program is effective for hospitalized smokers with variant angina.
