Quitting smoking goes far beyond appealing to willpower. Aware of the difficulty it entails on many levels, the SHA method relies on an anti-smoking programme that also acts on a cognitive and behavioural level. The benefits will result in an extraordinary impact on quality of life and life expectancy.<\/p>\n
“The anti-smoking therapy used by SHA is cognitive-behavioural therapy, combined with relaxation techniques such as mindfulness”, explains Dr. Laura Enciso, a psychologist at SHA.<\/p>\n
This treatment consists of developing strategies aimed at increasing the person’s control over themselves. The aim is to focus on current problems and establish realistic and agreed objectives with people who wish to stop the habit.<\/p>\n
“Effectiveness depends on how mentally prepared the quitter is. When the mental preparation is complete, practically everyone manages to not smoke during the week of the programme”, assures Dr. Vicente Mera, head of the Internal Medicine unit at SHA.<\/p>\n
<\/strong><\/p>\n A detailed process: from objectives to implementation <\/strong><\/p>\n Indeed, anti-smoking treatment begins even before personal observation. It starts with each person\u2019s will to change. But that is only the beginning.<\/p>\n The initial process continues with the following steps:<\/p>\n “This is a flexible approach that can be adapted to the individual needs of each patient, taking their personal history into account. We provide a therapy that transforms habits and new behaviours”, explains Dr. Laura Enciso.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n The importance of a personalised treatment <\/strong><\/p>\n It is almost impossible to guarantee the effectiveness of anti-smoking therapy without a thorough personal examination of the individual. It is important to know the difficulties, motivations and possibilities of carrying out the task of breaking the habit.<\/p>\n Multiple causes must be considered: from background to lifestyle, from the family environment to physical and psychological conditions. Only by getting to know the person can we help them to stop the habit.<\/p>\n The basis of the SHA method for quitting smoking could be summarised in the following decalogue:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The need for follow-up to prevent relapses <\/strong><\/p>\n Relapses are the main threat once the anti-smoking programme is completed. Therefore, it is essential to follow up with the person who has quit the habit and to incorporate new healthy habits into their daily life.<\/p>\n “Relapse prevention must focus on positive aspects and plan the training programme based on the specific skills of each patient, as well as anticipating high-risk situations that the patient may sense or imagine. The patient must be provided with strategies for coping with the highest risk situations”, says Dr. Laura Enciso.<\/p>\n This relapse prevention process could be approached in three different areas:<\/p>\n “After treatment, only one in 20 relapse in the first year. After the first year, relapse rates are negligible,” says Dr Vicente Mera.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Quitting smoking goes far beyond appealing to willpower. Aware of the difficulty it entails on many levels, the SHA method relies on an anti-smoking programme that also acts on a cognitive and behavioural level. The benefits will result in an extraordinary impact on quality of life and life expectancy. “The anti-smoking therapy used by SHA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":66704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32,1324],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-beauty","category-stayhealthywithsha"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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