APPROACH AND TREATMENT OF SMOKING IN A BASIC HEALTH UNIT

• DOI: 1

• Palavras-chave: smoking, smoking clinic in primary care, smoking cessation.

• Keywords: smoking, smoking clinic in primary care, smoking cessation.

• Abstract:

  Primary care, as the first access route to the user, is in a strategic position for the development of activities aimed at the care of the smoker, in terms of prevention and treatment. In order to promote health, a screening process was carried out at the unit with anamnesis and application of the Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire. Subsequently, people who wanted to quit smoking participated in group meeting and then individual follow-up of the user in a shared consultation with medicine and psychology. According to demand, the client could be accompanied by other categories such as physical education, physiotherapy, nutrition and dentistry. The treatment was carried out in a multidisciplinary way, with the support of the Family Health Strategy (ESF) and the Family Health Support Centers (NASF).