Key result
Smoking cessation education significantly increased successful smoking cessation at 3 months compared to control (73.3% vs 13.3%, p<.001) in male patients with variant angina.
Why the study?
Does a smoking cessation education program improve smoking cessation rates, endothelial function, and serum carboxyhemoglobin in male smokers with variant angina?
Does a smoking cessation education program improve smoking cessation rates, endothelial function, and serum carboxyhemoglobin in male smokers with variant angina?
A smoking cessation education program significantly improves quit rates, endothelial function, and carboxyhemoglobin levels in male patients with variant angina.
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May support targeted education in male variant angina smokers; hypothesis-generating pending randomized confirmation.
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.
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Sook-Hee Cho (2012) studied Variant angina (n=60). Smoking cessation education vs. Sequential control group (no specific education mentioned) was evaluated on Smoking cessation (p=<.001). Smoking cessation education significantly increased successful smoking cessation at 3 months compared to control (73.3% vs 13.3%, p<.001) in male patients with variant angina.
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