Prevalencia de tabaquismo en pacientes de la consulta psiquiátrica

Abstract

Several studies show that the use of tobacco, especially smoking, is most common among psychiatric patients. The objective of this study was to find smoking prevalence among psychiatric outpatients in Cartagena. Using a short structured interview, smoking tobacco prevalence was investigated in a 239-patient sample. We found that 15.1% patients usually smoke; most of them were male (p<0.005); psychotic disorders diagnosis were more frequently associated with smoking (p<0.03). In conclusion, smoking prevalence in psychiatric outpatients is similar to that of the general population; moreover, there is a link between a diagnosis of psychotic disorder and smoking that must be further investigated.