Tobacco in adolescence: importance to knowledge the health hazards and preventive measures

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Autor(a) principal: Bertani, André Luiz [UNESP]
Data de Publicação: 2015
Outros Autores: Garcia, Thaís [UNESP], Tanni, Suzana Erico [UNESP], Godoy, Irma [UNESP]
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-6105.1000218
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/136832
Resumo: Objective: To contribute to the development of prevention tools by identifying the pattern of tobacco use, knowledge about tobacco-related diseases and media tools that are popular among adolescents. Material and Method: In a cross-sectional study, sixty adolescents (41.7% smokers, 28.3% ex-smokers and 30% never smokers) attending the secondary level of a public school (Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil) were interviewed using a standardized questionnaire. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was applied to all subjects. The Fagerström score and motivation to give up smoking (Prochaska e DiClemente) were evaluated in smokers. Results: The mean age was 15.8 ± 1.1 years old, and 65% were female. Among the smokers, 60% were girls and among ex-smokers, 59%. A high proportion of smokers and ex-smokers had used alternative forms of tobacco such as narghile (52.4%) and flavored cigarettes (54.8%). A very low proportion of the adolescents associated smoking with cardiovascular disease (1.7%), neurological problems (1.7%), heart disease (5%), dental problems (5%), skin aging (5%) and even cancer (36.7%). The majority of smokers (96%) and ex-smokers (88.2%) had low nicotine dependence, 76.1% of them did not consider themselves addicted to nicotine and stated that they could stop whenever they wanted. Internet accessed by computer was the favorite media tool for 58.3% of the adolescents. Conclusions: Use of alternative forms of smoking is high, and the knowledge about the consequences of any tobacco consumption is very poor and sometimes misleading among adolescents. Our data indicate that personalized internet tools should be developed to gain the interest of adolescents in smoking prevention and cessation.
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spelling Tobacco in adolescence: importance to knowledge the health hazards and preventive measuresAdolescentsKnowledgeSmoking cessationTobacco productsInternetPrimary preventionObjective: To contribute to the development of prevention tools by identifying the pattern of tobacco use, knowledge about tobacco-related diseases and media tools that are popular among adolescents. Material and Method: In a cross-sectional study, sixty adolescents (41.7% smokers, 28.3% ex-smokers and 30% never smokers) attending the secondary level of a public school (Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil) were interviewed using a standardized questionnaire. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was applied to all subjects. The Fagerström score and motivation to give up smoking (Prochaska e DiClemente) were evaluated in smokers. Results: The mean age was 15.8 ± 1.1 years old, and 65% were female. Among the smokers, 60% were girls and among ex-smokers, 59%. A high proportion of smokers and ex-smokers had used alternative forms of tobacco such as narghile (52.4%) and flavored cigarettes (54.8%). A very low proportion of the adolescents associated smoking with cardiovascular disease (1.7%), neurological problems (1.7%), heart disease (5%), dental problems (5%), skin aging (5%) and even cancer (36.7%). The majority of smokers (96%) and ex-smokers (88.2%) had low nicotine dependence, 76.1% of them did not consider themselves addicted to nicotine and stated that they could stop whenever they wanted. Internet accessed by computer was the favorite media tool for 58.3% of the adolescents. Conclusions: Use of alternative forms of smoking is high, and the knowledge about the consequences of any tobacco consumption is very poor and sometimes misleading among adolescents. Our data indicate that personalized internet tools should be developed to gain the interest of adolescents in smoking prevention and cessation.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (FMB), Departamento de Clínica Médica, Botucatu, SP, BrasilUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (FMB), Departamento de Clínica Médica, Botucatu, SP, BrasilUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Bertani, André Luiz [UNESP]Garcia, Thaís [UNESP]Tanni, Suzana Erico [UNESP]Godoy, Irma [UNESP]2016-04-01T18:42:50Z2016-04-01T18:42:50Z2015info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article218-221application/pdfhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-6105.1000218Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy, v. 6, n. 1, p. 218-221, 2015.2155-6105http://hdl.handle.net/11449/13683210.4172/2155-6105.1000218ISSN2155-6105-2015-06-01-218-221.pdf507945485877804150794548587780415079454858778041Currículo Lattesreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengJournal of Addiction Research & Therapyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-08-14T17:36:30Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/136832Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-14T17:36:30Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Tobacco in adolescence: importance to knowledge the health hazards and preventive measures
title Tobacco in adolescence: importance to knowledge the health hazards and preventive measures
spellingShingle Tobacco in adolescence: importance to knowledge the health hazards and preventive measures
Bertani, André Luiz [UNESP]
Adolescents
Knowledge
Smoking cessation
Tobacco products
Internet
Primary prevention
title_short Tobacco in adolescence: importance to knowledge the health hazards and preventive measures
title_full Tobacco in adolescence: importance to knowledge the health hazards and preventive measures
title_fullStr Tobacco in adolescence: importance to knowledge the health hazards and preventive measures
title_full_unstemmed Tobacco in adolescence: importance to knowledge the health hazards and preventive measures
title_sort Tobacco in adolescence: importance to knowledge the health hazards and preventive measures
author Bertani, André Luiz [UNESP]
author_facet Bertani, André Luiz [UNESP]
Garcia, Thaís [UNESP]
Tanni, Suzana Erico [UNESP]
Godoy, Irma [UNESP]
author_role author
author2 Garcia, Thaís [UNESP]
Tanni, Suzana Erico [UNESP]
Godoy, Irma [UNESP]
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Bertani, André Luiz [UNESP]
Garcia, Thaís [UNESP]
Tanni, Suzana Erico [UNESP]
Godoy, Irma [UNESP]
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Adolescents
Knowledge
Smoking cessation
Tobacco products
Internet
Primary prevention
topic Adolescents
Knowledge
Smoking cessation
Tobacco products
Internet
Primary prevention
description Objective: To contribute to the development of prevention tools by identifying the pattern of tobacco use, knowledge about tobacco-related diseases and media tools that are popular among adolescents. Material and Method: In a cross-sectional study, sixty adolescents (41.7% smokers, 28.3% ex-smokers and 30% never smokers) attending the secondary level of a public school (Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil) were interviewed using a standardized questionnaire. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was applied to all subjects. The Fagerström score and motivation to give up smoking (Prochaska e DiClemente) were evaluated in smokers. Results: The mean age was 15.8 ± 1.1 years old, and 65% were female. Among the smokers, 60% were girls and among ex-smokers, 59%. A high proportion of smokers and ex-smokers had used alternative forms of tobacco such as narghile (52.4%) and flavored cigarettes (54.8%). A very low proportion of the adolescents associated smoking with cardiovascular disease (1.7%), neurological problems (1.7%), heart disease (5%), dental problems (5%), skin aging (5%) and even cancer (36.7%). The majority of smokers (96%) and ex-smokers (88.2%) had low nicotine dependence, 76.1% of them did not consider themselves addicted to nicotine and stated that they could stop whenever they wanted. Internet accessed by computer was the favorite media tool for 58.3% of the adolescents. Conclusions: Use of alternative forms of smoking is high, and the knowledge about the consequences of any tobacco consumption is very poor and sometimes misleading among adolescents. Our data indicate that personalized internet tools should be developed to gain the interest of adolescents in smoking prevention and cessation.
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