Effects of Health Belief Model Interventions on Preventive Beliefs in Secondhand Smoke Exposure

Akdeniz University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Secondhand Smoke Exposure

Treatments: Behavioral: Interactive education; Behavioral: Exposure feedback; Behavioral: Social media post

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06683144

AU-NF-EA-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of feedback, interactive education, and social media interventions based on the health belief model on protective beliefs in adults at risk of exposure to secondhand smoke at home.

Full description

Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure, also known as environmental tobacco smoke, passive smoke or involuntary smoke, is caused by the burning of cigarettes and other tobacco products and the smoke exhaled by a smoker. Although Turkey is one of the best countries in combating SHS exposure, one in four adults is exposed to SHS at home. One of the most important reasons for this exposure is the lack of deterrent policies for the home environment, which is considered a private area. It is entirely possible for non-smoking individuals to be protected from SHS exposure at home through their own efforts. In this context, the knowledge, behaviors and perceptions of non-smoking adults about exposure are important in preventing or reducing SHS exposure at home. Interventions based on the behavior change model can be effective in developing protective behaviors in adults at risk of SHS exposure at home. Individual and group interventions using multiple educational materials and methods based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) (SHS exposure feedback, interactive group education and social media sharing) can develop protective behaviors in individuals at home.

Enrollment: 93 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 64 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

İnclusion Criteria

• Non-smokers aged 18-64 who live with at least one smoker,
• Literate individuals,
• Individuals who own a smartphone,
• Individuals who voluntarily agree to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who do not speak Turkish,
• Pregnant individuals,
• Participants who have been living apart from SHS exposure sources in the week leading up to data collection.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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93 participants in 3 patient groups

Exposure feedback group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exposure feedback

Interactive education group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exposure feedback

Behavioral: Interactive education

Social media group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Social media post

Behavioral: Exposure feedback