Abstract
Objective: This study examines the efficacy of a breath-mindfulness meditation based smoking cessation program on the perception of stress, daily smoking amount, and levels of urine cotinine in adolescent smokers. Methods: This study was conducted using a pre-post testing design of non-equivalent control groups. 40 individuals participated and 20 each were allocated to the 2 groups; experimental group and control group. This smoking cessation program was conducted as a group program and it was held once a week for eight weeks, with a total of eight sessions of 60 minutes each. Results: The analysis of the two groups presented meaningful differences in perception of stress, daily smoking amount, and level of urine cotinine. Conclusion: Our study indicates that the breath-mindfulness meditation based smoking cessation program has the potential to be used as an important and alternative approach for encouraging adolescents to quit smoking.
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