Análise do grau de obstrução de vias aéreas entre fumantes ativos e passivos acadêmicos da Faculdade ASCES.

Abstract

The tabagism is globally characterised as the biggest cause of preventable deaths and is also associated with respiratory and cardiovascular disabilities. The tobacco exposition can result in respiratory problems as coughing, secretion, dyspnoea and the implication of the functional pneumonic parameters as the peak expiratory flow (PEF) which detects obstruction in the airways. The objective of this essay is to analyse the obstruction in the lung airways of active and passive smokers academics from Faculdade Asces. The research was characterized as analytic descriptive, transversal type, which was quantified and compared the obstruction in the lung airways of first and second-hand smokers. The sample was composed by 135 participants of the courses of Law, Dentistry and Pharmacy from the Faculdade Asces. As an evaluation instrument it used a quiz with 10 questions of clinical approach, the Fagerström (FTND) and Peak Flow Meter tests of nicotine addiction. For the comparison between the averages was considered the test t from Student, considering p<0,05 statistically significant. It was identified the presence of respiratory symptoms as coughing, mucus and dyspnoea in both groups. None of the participants demonstrated a very high level of nicotine addiction risk. There was a significant decrease (p <0.001) in the value of PEF in the group of second-hand smokers, with an average of 381.3 ± 97.06 l/min, compared to the group of first-hand smokers, what characterises the presence of airway obstruction in this group. Therefore, it’s necessary new studies which consider age and the exposition time to cigarettes and its interference on the pneumonic functional parameters. Keywords: Physical Therapy; Obstruction; Tobacco