Effects of the smoking cessation promoting program on smoking cessation behavior of chronic disease patients in the medical ward Chaophrayayommarat Hospital, Suphanburi province

Abstract

          This quasi-experimental research aimed to investigate the effect of cessation promoting program by applying health belief in combination with consultation on health awareness and smoking cessation behavior of patients with chronic diseases admitted to the medical ward at Chaophrayayommarat Hospital, Suphanburi province Patients were divided into an experimental group (n=33) and a control group (n=32) throughout the study duration of 3 months. Data were collected by using questionnaires at 4 time points, which were before the experiment, after the experiment in the 1st month, the 2nd month, and the 3rd month follow-up period. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, and standard deviation. Statistical difference was determined using Chi-square, Fisher’s exact test, Independent t-test and paired t-test

          The results showed that the experimental group changed the perception of risk of developing smoking-related illnesses, perception of severity of cigarette poisoning, recognizing the benefits of quitting, and perceived barriers to smoking cessation better than before the experiment and the control group with statistical significance (P <0.05). Fourteen patients in the experimental group were able to quit smoking in the follow-up period of 3 months, representing 42.4%. When comparing the results of quitting smoking between the two groups, there was a statistically significant difference (P <0.05). In conclusion, the smoking cessation promoting program had an effect on smoking cessation. Therefore, this program can be applied to admitted patients in other wards.