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[Smoking intervention program]

A Schmeiser-Rieder¹, R Schoberberger, B Gredler

¹Institut für Sozialmedizin, Universität Wien.

Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)

|January 1, 1994

Summary

This intervention program promotes smoking cessation by informing dissonant smokers and providing professional help. It aims to integrate smoking cessation into routine healthcare to combat tobacco-related diseases.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Health Psychology
Preventive Medicine

Context:

The "Fonds Gesundes Osterreich" developed an "Intervention Programme Against Smoking" in collaboration with key Austrian health institutions.
This initiative involved creating reports on smoking's health impacts, pregnancy risks, and the state of smoking cessation in Austria.
The program addresses the widespread issue of tobacco consumption and its associated health damages.

Purpose:

To develop and implement a comprehensive smoking cessation program targeting "dissonant smokers"—individuals motivated to quit.
To integrate smoking cessation treatment into standard preventive and therapeutic healthcare strategies.
To equip health professionals, including physicians, pharmacists, midwives, and psychologists, with the necessary training and resources.

Summary:

The program produced educational materials and curricula for health professionals to facilitate smoking cessation.
It offers various techniques, from self-help to combined therapeutic and pharmacological interventions, to manage nicotine addiction.
The intervention focuses on informing and supporting individuals who wish to stop smoking.

Impact:

Aims to establish smoking cessation as a widely accepted component of healthcare for managing tobacco-related diseases.
Contributes to a broader public health strategy to control the epidemic of smoking-related illnesses.
Enhances the capacity of healthcare systems to address nicotine addiction and support cessation efforts.

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