Review Article
The Role of Professional Physical Therapists in Smoking Cessation: A Literature Update
Author(s): Ana Paula Coelho Figueira Freire, Dionei Ramos, Bruna Spolador de Alencar Silva, Marceli Rocha Leite, Juliana Souza Uzeloto, Francis Lopes Pacagnelli and Ercy Mara Cipulo RamosAna Paula Coelho Figueira Freire, Dionei Ramos, Bruna Spolador de Alencar Silva, Marceli Rocha Leite, Juliana Souza Uzeloto, Francis Lopes Pacagnelli and Ercy Mara Cipulo Ramos
Objective: To update the literature on the role of the physical therapist in smoking cessation interventions and the effects of smoking in different therapeutic approaches. For this update the Medline, Scielo, Lilacs and Cochrane electronic databases were searched using the following keywords: physical therapy specialty, physical therapists, tobacco use cessation, smoking, national program of tobacco control. The physical therapist presents particularities that enable them a broad role in smoking intervention due to frequent contact with the patient for prolonged periods, generally individually; physical therapy usually takes place several times a week for sessions of one hour or more and for long follow up periods (months or years), characteristics which are quite specific to these professionals.
Conclusion: Physical therapists present particularities and characteristics th.. View More»
