Effect of Transtheoretical Model Based Smoking Cessation Program on High School Students

Erol S,Balci As,Sisman Fn

doi:10.15744/2393-9060.5.301

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of Transtheoretical Model (Stage of Change Model) based smoking cessation program on among high school students.The study was conducted with 200 students at a high school by using the pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study design with single group. The data were collected by using questionnaire of demographic characteristics, Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire, Stages of Change Questionnaire, Decisional Balance Scale and Self-Efficacy Scale. Motivational interviews were conducted with a semi-structured protocol including six sections in accordance with the strategies of behaviour change stages. Five sessions were carried out for each groups.

Highlights

The use of tobacco is a global problem and one of the main causes of preventable death [1]
Pretest-posttest data of the study were collected by applying the Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire (FTQ) for Nicotine Dependence, Stage of Chance Questionnaire (SCQ), Decisional Balance Scale (DBS), and Self-Efficacy Scale (SES)
As a result of this study, which examined the effect of TTM based smoking cessation among high school students, it was determined that the program was effective, and 26.5% of the students quit smoking

Summary

Introduction

The use of tobacco is a global problem and one of the main causes of preventable death [1]. 6 million people die every year due to diseases caused by the use of tobacco [2,3]. 6.8% of girls and 36.1% of boys younger than 15 years smoke [4], and 82.000-99.000 young people start smoking every day [5]. According to GYTS 2003; the rate of smoking was 6.9% among youth, 9.4% among boys and 3.5% among girls. According to the results of GYTS 2009; the rate of smoking was 8.4% among youth, 10.2% among boys, and 5.3% among girls. The results of the study revealed that the frequency of smoking keeps increasing in the age group of 13-15 years compared to other age groups [2,7,8,9]

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