Effect of Transtheoretical Model Based Smoking Cessation Program on High School Students

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of Transtheoretical Model (Stage of Change Model) based smoking cessation program on among high school students. Results:The students had an average age of 16.49±1.13 and while 12% were female, 88% were male. At the end of the program, the students showed a statistically significant progress in the change stages of smoking cessation and 26.5% of them quitted smoking. Method:The study was conducted with 200 students at a high school by using the pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study design with single group. The data were collected by using questionnaire of demographic characteristics, Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire, Stages of Change Questionnaire, Decisional Balance Scale and Self-Efficacy Scale. Motivational interviews were conducted with a semistructured protocol including six sections in accordance with the strategies of behaviour change stages. Five sessions were carried out for each groups. Conclusions:As the change stages progressed, the scores of Decisional Balance sub scale Coping Pros and mean scores of the subscales Habit Strength and Weight Control of Self-Efficacy Scale scores increased in a statistically significant (p<.01).