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Readiness Visual Analog Scale: A Simple Way to Predict Post-Stroke Smoking Behavior

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  • Przemyslaw Bienkowski

    (Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Pawel Zatorski

    (Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Agata Glebicka

    (Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Anna Scinska

    (Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, 9 Sobieskiego St., 02-957 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Iwona Kurkowska-Jastrzebska

    (Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Magdalena Restel

    (Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, 9 Sobieskiego St., 02-957 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Jerzy Samochowiec

    (Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Danuta Ryglewicz

    (Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, 9 Sobieskiego St., 02-957 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Halina Sienkiewicz-Jarosz

    (Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, 9 Sobieskiego St., 02-957 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

Background and Purpose: The aim of the present study was to assess a relationship between readiness to quit and post-stroke smoking behavior. Methods: Eighty-six active smokers with first-ever ischemic stroke were recruited in a tertiary-care stroke unit. The question “Are you ready to quit smoking within the next month?” with yes/no responses and the 10-cm readiness visual analog scale (VAS) was administered during the anti-smoking intervention. Smoking status was verified at the 3- and 12-month follow-up. Results: The readiness VAS score at hospitalization was significantly lower in patients classified as smokers as compared to patients classified as non-smokers. The readiness score <5 cm was a significant predictor of smoking at the 3-month (OR, 7.3) and 12-month follow-up (OR, 4.9). Conclusions: The present results suggest that the readiness VAS can be used as a simple and inexpensive instrument for early identification of patients who continue to smoke after stroke.

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  • Przemyslaw Bienkowski & Pawel Zatorski & Agata Glebicka & Anna Scinska & Iwona Kurkowska-Jastrzebska & Magdalena Restel & Jerzy Samochowiec & Danuta Ryglewicz & Halina Sienkiewicz-Jarosz, 2015. "Readiness Visual Analog Scale: A Simple Way to Predict Post-Stroke Smoking Behavior," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-6, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:12:y:2015:i:8:p:9536-9541:d:54162
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