Efectividad de una intervención de enfermería sobre abordaje al tabaquismo en personas con un trastorno mental

Introduction: An important relationship has been found between tobacco use and various mental health-related disorders, with a higher prevalence of consumption, greater dependence on nicotine, lower attempts at abandonment and greater difficulty in achieving withdrawal, with respect to general population. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a nursing intervention on smoking approach to generate motivation in the reduction of tobacco consumption or a complete smoking cessation to people with a serious mental disorder. Methodology: Pre-post quasi-experimental study, in which 25 users of partial, complete hospitalization and community care services participated.Aninitial interview and a group intervention is carried out. Results: The number of cigarettes is reduced by 9.4 cigarettes/day and the degree of self-efficacy is increased. The degree of nicotine dependence and the motivation to quit smoking are maintained. Improvement of blood pressure and blood pressure values. Conclusions:People with a mental disorder are motivated and interested in quitting their tobacco use. Keywords: tobacco, mental disorder, intervention, nursing, hospitalization.