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Does Change in Perception Following Counseling Result in Improved Quitting Outcome Among Malaysian Smokers?
- Source :
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health; Mar2015, Vol. 27 Issue 2, pNP143-NP153, 1p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Objective: The authors examined the effects that change in perception about the advantages and disadvantages of smoking and quitting had on quitting outcome among smokers enrolled in a program for smoking cessation. Methods: A total of 185 smokers from 2 public universities who were interested in quitting received smoking cessation counseling on understanding the risks and benefits of quitting (or smoking) in addition to a course of free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). A decisional balance questionnaire (DBQ) was administered at baseline and at 2 months postcounseling to determine and assess changes in smoking perception. Results: After counseling, 72.3% of smokers had reduced their perceptions about the advantages of smoking, and 66.4% had increased perceptions of disadvantages of smoking. At the eighth week, 51 participants (27%) had quit. Smokers who had reduced perceptions of the advantages of smoking had significantly higher quit rates compared with those with no improvement in perception (82.6% vs 17.4%; odds ratio = 2.47; 95% confidence interval = 1.00-6.10). Conclusion: After counseling, smokers did change their perception of the advantages and disadvantages of smoking during the quitting process. These changes are associated with a higher likelihood of smoking cessation. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- COUNSELING
ANALYSIS of variance
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
CHI-squared test
CONFIDENCE intervals
POSTURAL balance
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
SMOKING cessation
T-test (Statistics)
TOBACCO
TREATMENT effectiveness
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ODDS ratio
PSYCHOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10105395
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 101863858
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539511426472