THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMOKING CESSATION MODEL FOR THE ELDERLY IN SUB-DISTRICT HEALTH PROMOTING HOSPITAL OF NAKHON PATHOM PROVINCE

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop of smoking cessation  model for the elderly in a sub-district health promoting hospital of Nakhon Pathom Province. The procedures consisted of three steps as follows: step I: Problem Analysis, step II: Development of the model, and step III: Evaluation of the model. The research instruments were assessment scales of nicotine addiction and behavior questionnaire of smoking cessation. Sample size were elderly in Sub-district health promotion hospital of Nakhon Pathom province 60 samples. The statistics utilized to analyze the data were mean (), standard deviation (S.D.), binary logistic regression by backward and t-test. 

The results revealed that 1) The factors that were found to influence smoking cessation: craving factor, physical factor, metal and emotional factors, behavioral factor, and social (p <  .05) 2) The developed model comprised of the learning activities as follows  : 1) Developing self-awareness about the disadvantages of smoking  2) Developing confidence for stopping smoking  3) Encouraging confidence of the samples to stop smoking   by specialists,  4) change the smoking Cessation, 5) Getting supporting  from family members  and people surrounding  6) Making decision to  stop smoking. 3) The results showed that after pretesting the smoking cessation  model, the elderly in the experimental group had  significance lower nicotine addiction level than the comparison group (p<.01) and the elderly in experimental group had significance stopped smoking more than the comparison group (p<.05). It could be suggested that the model can be applied as a guideline for the smoking cessation in the elderlies and can foster good health that can lead young adults to be the healthy elderlies in the future.