Effect of smoking cessation on the respiratory functions

Abstract

Objective: It was aimed to evaluate of effect smoking cessation on the respiratory functions in this study.

Methods: One hundred four patients who applied to smoking cessation clinic of Family Medicine Department in Selcuk University, and who didn’t smoke for three months after treatment were included in the study. The patients were recorded to age, sex, marital status, work, CO parameters, The Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependence Point, Beck Depression Inventory Points, pulmonary function in the first examination time and three months after smoking cessation. SPSS 16.0 programe was used to statistical analyze.

Results: The patient’s mean age was 43.51±10.86 (min=20, max=64). Women were 14.4% (n=15), men were 85.6% (n=89) of the participants. Although FEV1 value in the first examination time of patients were 89.76±18.42, FEV1 value in three months were 92.70±17.61 and this value was significantly higher (p=0.002). Although PEF value in the first examination time of patients were 74.68±23.15, PEF value in three months were 87.63±22.36 and PEF value of three months was higher as statistically significantly (p=0.000). While FEF25-75 value in the first examination time of patients were 77.48±27.10, FEF25-75 value in three months 81.72±26.74 and FEF25-75 value of three months was significantly higher (p=0.013).

Conclusion: In our study we determined positive improvement in the 3th months pulmonary function tests after quitting smoking. and this improvement supports patient’s sustaining phase and patient’s motivation in smoking cessation stage.