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

Smoking Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05374707
• Other study ID #: ezgipasaoglu
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 12, 2021
• Est. completion date: November 1, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: May 2022
• Source: Celal Bayar University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 61
• Est. completion date: November 1, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: August 1, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Motivational Interviewing
• Nursing
• School Health
• Smoking

Intervention

Behavioral:
• MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING
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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Manisa Celal Bayar University	Manisa	Mani?sa

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Celal Bayar University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The desire of individuals to smoke	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.	1 month
Primary	The achievements of individuals towards quitting smoking	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.	1 month