OVERVIEW OF SMOKING ADDICTION IN MALE PATIENTS WITH LUNG DISEASE AT PROF. DR. H. ALOEI SABOE GORONTALO CITY

Abstract

The number of patients diagnosed with lung disease at Prof. Dr. H. Aloei Saboe Hospital increased in 2023 by 1,947 cases. Initial observation results on 10 patients treated with lung disease were obtained that all of them were active smokers. The purpose of this study is to find out smoking addiction in male patients with lung disease. This research method uses a quantitative descriptive research design to determine the picture of smoking addiction in male patients with lung disease at Prof. Dr. H. Aloei Saboe Hospital, Gorontalo City. The population in this study is 502 respondents with a sample size of 100 respondents using the accidental sampling technique. The results of this study showed that male patients with lung disease who had very low smoking dependence were 19 respondents (19.0%), low smoking dependence was 23 respondents (23.0%), moderate smoking dependence was 42 respondents (42.0%), high smoking dependence was 14 respondents (14.0%) and very high smoking dependence was 2 respondents (2.0%). Smokers have a higher risk of experiencing symptoms of respiratory disorders and lung dysfunction because cigarettes contain 4000 harmful chemicals. It is hoped that this study can provide an overview of smoking addiction that can reduce the incidence of lung disease.