The Effect of Motivational Interviewing Technique on Smoking Urge and Smoking Cessation Success in Teachers

Celal Bayar University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Motivational Interviewing; Nursing; Smoking; School Health

Treatments: Behavioral: MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05374707

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: Smoking, which remains one of the biggest public health threats that the world faces and has reached epidemic proportions, continues to cause more than eight million deaths on average per year worldwide. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of motivational interviewing technique on the smoking urge and the success of smoking cessation in teachers.

Methods: This was an experimental (randomized controlled) study where motivational interviews were conducted with the individuals in the experimental group. The sample of the study was chosen from the teachers, who met the inclusion criteria, in the secondary schools in the central districts of Manisa. The study was completed with 30 smokers in the experimental group and 31 smokers in the control group. Questionnaire on Smoking Urges, Smoking Cessation Success Prediction Scale and Sociodemographic Data Form were used as data collecting tools. Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon test, t-test and regression analysis were used to analyse the data.

Enrollment: 61 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Criteria for inclusion

• Individuals who volunteered to participate in the study,
• Did not have a malignant disease or a psychiatric problem,
• Were smokers,
• Taught at schools included in the study were enrolled.

Exclusion criteria

• Those who did not volunteer to participate in the study
• Non-smokers

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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61 participants in 2 patient groups

The motivational interviewing group

Experimental group

Description:

The data of the study were collected through online questionnaires. An motivational interviewing lasting 30 minutes on average, both online and face-to-face, was carried out with the experimental group. Four reminder text messages were sent to the experimental group in a one-month period. One month after the interview was carried out and Questionnaire on Smoking Urges and Smoking Cessation Success Prediction Scale were completed as a pretest for the experimental group, the scales were completed again as a post-test.

Treatment:

Behavioral: MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING

The group in which no motivational interviews were conducted

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group, on the other hand, were asked to fill in Questionnaire on Smoking Urges and Smoking Cessation Success Prediction Scale as a pretest, and again a month later as a post-test.