Long term effects of smoking cessation program for cardiac patients ... (continuing education credit)

Twenty-eight cardiac rehabilitation patients who were smokers were followed for three years to measure smoking outcomes after an inpatient smoking cessation intervention. Participants were interviewed at three weeks, six months, one, two, and three year intervals to determine their smoking practice. Thirty-six percent (N = 10) of the smokers were not smoking at three years post education. The results suggest that smoking intervention can have a positive impact on long term smoking cessation outcomes.