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

Przemyslaw Bienkowski, Pawel Zatorski, Agata Glebicka, Anna Scinska, Iwona Kurkowska-Jastrzebska, Magdalena Restel, Jerzy Samochowiec, Danuta Ryglewicz and Halina Sienkiewicz-Jarosz
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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

IJERPH, 2015, vol. 12, issue 8, 1-6

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.

Keywords: cigarette smoking; ischemic stroke; secondary prevention; readiness to quit; visual analog scale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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