Effectiveness of Spirometry as a Motivational Tool to Quit Smoking

Effectiveness of Spirometry and the Report of Spirometric Test Results by a Primary Care Physician on Smoking Cessation Rate in Adult Smokers: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

The aim of the study is to asses the efficacy of the spirometry and a minimal smoking cessation counselling intervention to quit smoking after a year in patients older than 40 years, smokers of more than 10 packs-year and without a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Active smokers over 40 years and more than 10 pack-years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous diagnosis of respiratory disease (asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease) that cause alteration of spirometric pattern.
• Patients with limitations in performing spirometry
• Age greater than 80 years
• Institutionalized patients
• Patients with a life expectancy less than 1 year
• Spirometry in the past 2 years