The percentage of adult males who smoke in South Korea was considerably high (0ver 75%) until the early 1990’s. In December 2010, the prevalence of smoking was 36.9% and this is considerably high compared to European countries and the United States of America. According to previous studies, there is...
The percentage of adult males who smoke in South Korea was considerably high (0ver 75%) until the early 1990’s. In December 2010, the prevalence of smoking was 36.9% and this is considerably high compared to European countries and the United States of America. According to previous studies, there is a relation between high motivation and smoking cessation. However, most of the studies in the past used a single question to measure motivation for smoking cessation and were not able to analyze the factors that influence motivation on smoking cessation and the importance of that particular factor. This research aims to systematically grasp smokers’ and nonsmokers’ motivation of smoking cessation and motivation to remain tobacco free. This research will also systematically analyze the different factors that influence smoking cessation. The results of the analysis will provide fundamental data for a smoking cessation intervention program or a smoking cessation motivation program. Subjects were male smokers and nonsmokers over the age of 20, excluding nonsmokers who have no smoking history. Data collection was conducted in 4 small businesses in Seoul and 1 public enterprise in Gyeonggi-do from December 10, 2011 to January 30, 2012. Questionnaires were given to the participants after receiving permission from the relevant enterprise. The total number of questionnaires was 350; 342 questionnaires (97.7%) were collected. Excluding 18 questionnaires whose fidelity was insufficient, statistical data was analyzed on 324 questionnaires. Reasons for Quitting (RFQ) scale which was developed by Curry et al, (1990), was adopted to assess the participant’s motivation for smoking cessation. This questionnaire has 20 questions, 10 questions measuring intrinsic factors, health concerns and self-control, and 10 questions for extrinsic factors, instant reward and social pressure. To check the participant’s stage of smoking cessation, participants were asked to rate their motivation level using Diclemente et al. (1991) stages of change, “Pre-contemplation”, “Contemplation”, “Preparation”, “Action”, and “Maintenance”. Further classification of participants was used with The Why Test, developed by AAFP (2004). The questionnaire composed of 21 questions, all using a Likert scale of 1 to 5. If participants score was greater than 11 points, they were classified into the following categories, “Stimulation”, “Handling”, “Pleasure”, “Crutch”, “Craving”, “Habit”, and “Social” Data was analyzed using the SPSS 19.0 program, descriptive statistics, a t-test, ANOVA, and a regression model. The post-hoc was conducted by the Duncan test. The results of this are as follows. First, participant’s level of motivation was significantly different according to following sub factors of general characteristics: education, monthly income, self-rated health status, type of alcohol drinking, past disease health history, and occupation. Second, Participant’s level of motivation by their smoke related characteristics varied by following sub factors: smoking cessation consultation, dependence on nicotine, smoking cessation state, whether or not to smoke at the present time, attempt at smoking cessation, and “Stimulation”, “Handling”, “Pleasure”, “Crutch”, “Craving”, “Habit”, and “Social” types of smoking. Participant’s drinking pattern, smoking cessation counseling, stages of smoking cessation had a 14% explanatory power for being motivated to stop smoking. Therefore, for participants who drink alcohol regularly, people who do not have smoking cessation counseling experience, and those who are in the Pre-contemplation or Contemplation stage for smoking cessation should be the ones to be considered in future smoking cessation intervention programs or smoking cessation motivation programs.
The percentage of adult males who smoke in South Korea was considerably high (0ver 75%) until the early 1990’s. In December 2010, the prevalence of smoking was 36.9% and this is considerably high compared to European countries and the United States of America. According to previous studies, there is a relation between high motivation and smoking cessation. However, most of the studies in the past used a single question to measure motivation for smoking cessation and were not able to analyze the factors that influence motivation on smoking cessation and the importance of that particular factor. This research aims to systematically grasp smokers’ and nonsmokers’ motivation of smoking cessation and motivation to remain tobacco free. This research will also systematically analyze the different factors that influence smoking cessation. The results of the analysis will provide fundamental data for a smoking cessation intervention program or a smoking cessation motivation program. Subjects were male smokers and nonsmokers over the age of 20, excluding nonsmokers who have no smoking history. Data collection was conducted in 4 small businesses in Seoul and 1 public enterprise in Gyeonggi-do from December 10, 2011 to January 30, 2012. Questionnaires were given to the participants after receiving permission from the relevant enterprise. The total number of questionnaires was 350; 342 questionnaires (97.7%) were collected. Excluding 18 questionnaires whose fidelity was insufficient, statistical data was analyzed on 324 questionnaires. Reasons for Quitting (RFQ) scale which was developed by Curry et al, (1990), was adopted to assess the participant’s motivation for smoking cessation. This questionnaire has 20 questions, 10 questions measuring intrinsic factors, health concerns and self-control, and 10 questions for extrinsic factors, instant reward and social pressure. To check the participant’s stage of smoking cessation, participants were asked to rate their motivation level using Diclemente et al. (1991) stages of change, “Pre-contemplation”, “Contemplation”, “Preparation”, “Action”, and “Maintenance”. Further classification of participants was used with The Why Test, developed by AAFP (2004). The questionnaire composed of 21 questions, all using a Likert scale of 1 to 5. If participants score was greater than 11 points, they were classified into the following categories, “Stimulation”, “Handling”, “Pleasure”, “Crutch”, “Craving”, “Habit”, and “Social” Data was analyzed using the SPSS 19.0 program, descriptive statistics, a t-test, ANOVA, and a regression model. The post-hoc was conducted by the Duncan test. The results of this are as follows. First, participant’s level of motivation was significantly different according to following sub factors of general characteristics: education, monthly income, self-rated health status, type of alcohol drinking, past disease health history, and occupation. Second, Participant’s level of motivation by their smoke related characteristics varied by following sub factors: smoking cessation consultation, dependence on nicotine, smoking cessation state, whether or not to smoke at the present time, attempt at smoking cessation, and “Stimulation”, “Handling”, “Pleasure”, “Crutch”, “Craving”, “Habit”, and “Social” types of smoking. Participant’s drinking pattern, smoking cessation counseling, stages of smoking cessation had a 14% explanatory power for being motivated to stop smoking. Therefore, for participants who drink alcohol regularly, people who do not have smoking cessation counseling experience, and those who are in the Pre-contemplation or Contemplation stage for smoking cessation should be the ones to be considered in future smoking cessation intervention programs or smoking cessation motivation programs.
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