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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Smoking Behavior Motivational Interviewing Nursing School Health

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Manisa Celal Bayar University

Manisa, Mani̇sa, 45030, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Motivational Interviewing

Behavioral

Motivational interviewing is a form of interview conducted with a patient-centered approach in order to enable people to discover and solve the obstacles to behavior change.

Primary outcomes

The desire of individuals to smoke

Time frame: 1 month

Questionnaire on Smoking Urges: Measurement of smoking desires in experimental and control groups, before and after intervention. Scoring of the scale ranges from 10 to 70. The smallest score that can be obtained from the scale is 10, indicating no urge felt to quit smoking. The highest possible score is 70 and indicates a very high urge to smoke.
The achievements of individuals towards quitting smoking

Time frame: 1 month

Smoking Cessation Success Prediction Scale: Measurement of smoking cessation success before and after intervention in experimental and control groups. The lowest score that can be obtained from SCSPS is 10, and the highest is 50. Higher scores from the scale indicate higher success of smoking cessation.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Manisa Celal Bayar University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2021
Primary completion: 2021
Study completion: 2021
First posted: May 16, 2022
Registry last updated: May 16, 2022

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