Difference in the quality of life smokers, ex-smokers and non-smokers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34019/1809-8363.2022.v25.35006Keywords:
Primary health care. Smoking.Tobacco use disorder. Quality of life. MulticenterstudyAbstract
The purpose of this article was to associate smoking status (smokers, former smokers and non-smokers) and quality of life, total and by domain, among users of Primary Health Care Units of 50 Primary Health Care Units. A structured questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic and health data and the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire to assess quality of life. Non- smokers also had better quality of life in the physical domain especially in relation to the ex-smokers group, is essential for the construction of clinical protocols that encourage the treatment of the this dependence.