Smoking cessation counselling and treatment during routine HIV care helps patients to quit
January 23, 2012
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Posted by Luca Guy
The provision of smoking cessation counselling and therapy during routine HIV care increases the chances that patients will quit smoking and stay stopped, according to Swiss research published in HIV Medicine.
Physicians at the Zurich HIV clinic received training about smoking cessation counselling and the use of medication to help those wanting to quit.
Compared to other patients in the Swiss HIV Cohort, individuals who received their care in Zurich were more likely to stop smoking and also less likely to restart smoking after they had quit.
Categories: Fitness Online
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Tags: Hiv Care, Quit, Routine Hiv, Routine Hiv Care
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