Counseling and enhance self-efficacy to assist smokers stop smoking in private smoking cessation clinic

4^th International Conference on Nursing & Healthcare

October 05-07, 2015 San Francisco, USA

Thanida Khongsamai

Bumrungrad International Hospital, Thailand

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Tobacco smoking is a major and totally avoidable risk factor for morbidity and mortality from numerous diseases including cardiovascular disease and cancers. Smoking cigarettes is harmful to people, mental health professionals have been modestly successful in helping people quit. Counseling and behavioral modification are important to help smoking cessation. Self-efficacy is defined as one�s belief in ability to perform change behaviors for a desire outcome. Numerous research studies have found that a person�s perceived confidence in being able to quit predicts smokers successfully stop smoking. The purpose of this study is the effectiveness of counseling and enhances self-efficacy to assist smokers to stop smoking in smoking cessation clinic. The setting for the study is the Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok. During study on Jan-Dec 2013, a total of 68 smokers who attended at least 1 intensive counseling and enhance self-efficacy to smoking cessation, based on Bandura�s Social Cognitive Theory, were provide knowledge about harm effects of tobacco use and Benefits of smoking cessation; smoking assessment Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependent and pattern of smoking; motivation and willing to quit smoking; provide knowledge about how to management withdraw symptom; talking about smokers who success story as model; suggest practice strategies to prevent relapse and evaluate outcome for this study which included an abstinence rate up to 1 year; a self-report status, smoking status and checking carbon monoxide levels. Subjects reduced smoking by 14.4% stopped smoking by 32.8%, still smoke 5.26% and loss follow up to 47%.

Biography :

Email: thanida@bumrungrad.com