The effects of smoking cessation aid using 5A5R5D technique by nursing students on the severity of smoking addiction and smoking cessation intention

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the effects of smoking cessation aids using 5A5R5D technique by nursing students on severity of smoking addiction and smoking cessation intention. Ninety-nine smokers were asked to complete the Smoking Addiction Severity Scale and the Smoking Cessation Intent Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and repeated measures ANOVA. Results reveal that mean scores of the severity of smoking addiction after the smoking cessation aid using 5A5R5D technique by nursing students on the 7^th, 28^th, and 84^th days were significantly lower than before the smoking cessation aid using 5A5R5D technique by nursing students (p <.001).  The smoking cessation intention after receiving the smoking cessation aid using 5A5R5D technique by nursing students on the 7^th day was significantly higher than it was before receiving the smoking cessation aid using 5A5R5D technique by nursing students (p < .05), but there were no differences of the smoking cessation intention between before and after the smoking cessation aid using 5A5R5D technique by nursing students on the  28^th, and 84^th days. At the follow up on the 84^th day, it was found that 55.56 percent of the smokers could quit smoking.