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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Przemyslaw Bienkowski, Pawel Zatorski, Agata Glebicka, Anna Scinska, Iwona Kurkowska-Jastrzebska, Magdalena Restel, Jerzy Samochowiec, Danuta Ryglewicz, Halina Sienkiewicz-Jarosz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
cigarette smoking
ischemic stroke
secondary prevention
readiness to quit
visual analog scale
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/8/9536

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