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Effectiveness of Pharmacist-based Smoking Cessation Program in The Conscripts at Wing 5 Air Base |
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| Creator | Natee Leegchur |
| Title | Effectiveness of Pharmacist-based Smoking Cessation Program in The Conscripts at Wing 5 Air Base |
| Contributor | Chuanchom Thananithisak |
| Publisher | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences KKU MSU UBU |
| Publication Year | 2561 |
| Journal Title | Isan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Journal Vol. | 14 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 21-34 |
| Keyword | smoking cessation program, pharmacist, conscripts, effectiveness |
| URL Website | https://tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJPS |
| Website title | Isan Journal ofPharmaceutical Sciences, IJPS |
| ISSN | 19050852 |
| Abstract | Introduction: The study of effectiveness of pharmacist-based smoking cessation program in the conscripts at wing 5 air base was an experimental study with control group aiming to assess the effectiveness of smoking cessation program in terms of abstinence rate and number of cigarettes per day at 1 and 3 months. Moreover, factors that influenced smoking and quitting smoking among the conscripts were also evaluated. The data was collected during May to August 2016. Methods: The current smokers in the conscript army were divided into two groups which were experimental and control group. The experimental group received smoking cessation program which included educating about risk of cigarettes and benefit of quitting, motivating to avoid smoking, setting quit smoking plan and providing them thrice counseling therapy according to transtheoretical model, first time was when recruited to the study. Second and third time was at 2nd and 8th week respectively. The control group was given an advice only at the first visit. Outcome was measured by self-report questionnaire and was assured by breath CO. Results: 173 conscripts participated in this study, 85 were in the experimental group and 88 were in the control group. No difference in baseline characteristic was found between both groups. The outcome of this study showed that the experimental group had significantly higher continuous abstinence rate then the control group which was 25.9% and 4.5% at first month and 16.5% and 2.3% at third month in experimental and control group respectively (p<0.05). In aspect of 7-day point prevalence abstinence rate, it was found that the experimental group had significantly higher than control group which was 31.8% and 8.0% at first month and 29.4% and 5.7% at third month in experimental and control group respectively (p<0.05). Numbers of cigarettes per day were decreased from 12.42 + 7.67 and 11.00 + 7.84 at the baseline to 3.75 + 3.80 and 6.83 + 4.69 at the end of study in experimental and control group respectively. The most influencing factor to smoke was relaxing and relieving stress. On the contrary, the most influencing factor to quit smoking was realizing the benefits of smoking cessation. Conclusion: Pharmacist-based smoking cessation program has a promising clinical outcome in term of higher abstinence rate and lower number of cigarettes smoked per day. |
