Effects of the promoting smoking cessation program among security guards in a university

Abstract

The purpose of this quasi-experimental research aimed to examine the effects of the promoting smoking cessation program on perceived self-efficacy, outcome expectation to quit smoking, and number of cigarettes smoked per day among security guards in  a university. The samples of 22 security guards working at Naresuan University, was purposively selected. The research instruments were the promoting smoking cessation program, questionnaires on personal data and smoking behavior,  perceived self-efficacy and outcome expectation to quit smoking. Data were collected before and after implementing the promoting smoking cessation program for 3 weeks. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, paired t-test, and Wilcoxon signed-ranks test.  The results revealed that after receiving the promoting smoking cessation program, security guards perceived self-efficacy to quit smoking higher than before receiving the promoting smoking cessation program and  the number of cigarettes smoked per day lesser than before receiving the promoting smoking cessation program at p < .001. In contrast, the outcome expectation to quit smoking of security guards was not significantly different (p > .05).