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Effects Of The Smoking Cessation Program For Smokers At Bangkaew Subdistrict, Muangangthong District, Angthong Province
Abstract:
The purpose of this quasi – experimental study was to examine the effects of self-efficacy theory and social support – based smoking cessation program for quitting smoking among current smokers The sample comprised of 68 current smokers living at Bangkaew subdistrict, Muang Angthong district, Angthong Province. Simple random sampling was used to select the control group and the experimental group. There was an equal sample in the two groups, 34 current smokers. The study was conducted over a period of 10 weeks. Interview data were collected by questionnaires in three phases,pre-intervention phase,post intervention phase on the 6th week and follow up phase on the 10th week. Statistical analysis was performed by using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, Paired Samples t-test, Independent t-test and Repeated measures ANOVA. The results revealed that after the smoking cessation program, in the experimental group, 26 of the current smokers who completed participation in the an intervention program, had significantly increased in knowledge and their perception on self-efficacy to quit smoking at post intervention on the 6th week and 10th week than during the pre-intervention phase (p < 0.001). Over the three phases of data collection, the experimental group got an outcome expectation score to quit smoking at high level. So, the study did not find significant change on outcome expectation to quit smoking (p > 0.05).In addition, the experimental group had significantly higher score of knowledge, perception on self-efficacy and outcome expectation to quit smoking than the control group at post intervention on the 6th week and 10th week (p < 0.05), except at the pre-intervention phase (p >0.05). After completing the intervention program, 10 of 26 current smokers in the experimental group were able to stop smoking for 4 weeks (the 6th week to the 10th weeks), at 38.5 percent. In conclusion, the theoretical based smoking cessation program and social support from the researcher and public health volunteers can help smokers to stop smoking.
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