Anne Perisse, Marie-Cécile Dao, Damien Butty, Clement Derkenne, France Charton, Nathalie Fabre, Anais Grosset-Janin, Manon Lutringer, Aurore Chanet, Elie Diop, Claire Attia, Anne Coudert, Audrey Courson, Gaelle Maillot, Anne-Sophie Augen, Pierre Bagary, Emilie Sahuguet, Odile Remond, Nicolas Paleiron, Olivier Bylicki
BACKGROUND: Smoking kills 8 million people a year worldwide. It is the most prevalent cause of death in France by cancer, cardiovascular, or respiratory diseases. Minimal advice consists in asking patients who smoke if they are interested in quitting. It is effective in reducing smoking. The French High Health Authority recommends its systematic use with patients, whatever their reason for seeking treatment. The beneficial effect of spirometry on smoking cessation is controversial. The objective of our study was to measure the consequences of spirometry associated with minimal advice, compared with only minimal advice in soldiers seen during a routine medical examination...
December 18, 2023: Military Medicine