Key result
Among adult patients with congestive heart failure, 58% reported smoking in the past and 27% reported being current smokers.
Why the study?
Although smoking prevalence is well documented in the general population, little is known among patients with congestive heart failure, particularly in areas with elevated CHF mortality.
Cross-Sectional (n=198)
No
A high prevalence of past (58%) and current (27%) smoking was found among CHF patients at a local family health center, highlighting the need for targeted evidence-based smoking cessation interventions in this population.
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Highlights need for smoking cessation support in heart failure; leaves open prognostic impact in contemporary cohorts.
The prevalence rate of smoking is well documented in the general population, but little is known among patients with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF). The mortality rate of CHF in San Bernardino county is nearly double (18.7 per 100,000 deaths) than that of the State of California (10.8 per 100,000 deaths). There is a need to fill knowledge gaps for CHF patients and identify evidence-based interventions that will help reduce health disparities among populations.
Salome et al. (2019) conducted a cross-sectional in Congestive Heart Failure (n=198). Cigarette smoking was evaluated on Prevalence of current cigarette smoking. Among adult patients with congestive heart failure, 58% reported smoking in the past and 27% reported being current smokers.