Smoking lifestyle session

Question 1

What are the statistics around smoking and health?

Answer 1

Increases the risk of 50+ medical conditions
78,000 deaths a year
70% of cases of lung cancer

Question 2

What medical conditions does smoking increase the risk of for the smoker?

Answer 2

Cardiovascular disease
Cancers
Erectile dysfunction
Respiratory conditions - COPD and pneumonia

Question 3

What are some of the effects of passive smoking on children?

Answer 3

Asthma
Pneumonia
Meningitis
Cot death
Premature birth
Miscarriage
Low birth weight
Still birth
And all of the risks of the smoker

Question 4

What are the main treatments available for people who want to stop smoking?

Answer 4

Nicotine replacement therapy - patch, gum etc
Bupropion (zyban) - originally used to treat depression, moa is uncertain thought to effect parts of brain involved in addicitive behaviour.
E-cigarettes - contain nicotine with less harmful chemicals in them ( not available on prescription)
Varenicline - previously available no taken off due to concerns, reduce nicotine cravings and blocks the rewarding and reinforcing effects of smoking.
Counselling and support groups

Question 5

What are the different layers of the policy rainbow model that should be used in health promotion? the rainbow model

Answer 5

Age, sex and constitutional factors (unchangeable)
Individual lifestyle factors
Social and community network
Living and working conditions
General socio-economic, cultural adn environmental conditions

Question 6

What cancers are associated with smoking?

Answer 6

Lung cancer
Bowel cancer
Cervical cancer
Orophangeal
Oesophageal
Stomach
Bladder
renal
Heptaobillariy

Question 7

What cardiovascular diseases are associated with smonking?

Answer 7

Myocardial infarction
Ischemic stroke
Coronary artery disease
Peripheral vascular disease
Erectile dysfunction

Question 8

What respiratory disease are associated with smoking?

Answer 8

COPD
pneumonia
Lung cancer

Question 9

How do you calculate the ‘pack year’ to understand how much a person is smoking?

Answer 9

Number of packs smoked per day x number of years smoking
E.g 3 packs a day for 2 years = 6 pack years

Question 10

For pack year calculations give the number of cigarettes in a pack, a pipe and a roll up?

Answer 10

20 cigarettes in a pack
1 pipe = 2.5 cigarettes
25 grams = 50 cigarettes

Question 11

What are some potential barries to health promotion?

Answer 11

Lack of awarness of local services
Lack of motivation of a patient to make change
Individual social/cultural beliefs about health/intervention
Lack of funding for services
Difficulty identifying and reaching those most in need