The effect of foot reflexology for smoking cessation on quitting behavior among students at Saithammachan School, Changwat Ratchaburi

Abstract

The purpose  of this quasi-experimental research was to evaluate the  effect  of  foot  reflexology  for smoking cessation on quitting  behavior among students at Saithammachan School,  Changwat Ratchaburi. The sample of  30 students who were cigarette smokers,  was  purposively selected.  Research tools were  the quitting behavior questionnaire  and  Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence.  Data were analyzed  using descriptive statistics. The results  revealed  that the percentage of students who could quit smoking was 36.67.  Sixty percent  of  them  agreed that they will not return to smoke cigarette again. They could  reduced  the cigarette used  from  5.67  into 2.53  cigarettes  a  day.  Ninety  percent  of  them also perceived  that  the taste and smell of cigarettes, were decreased.