Factors affecting success in quitting smoking of clients at smoking cessation clinic in Bangkok Metropolis

Abstract

The objectives of this descriptive research were to examine predictive factors and effects of predictive factors on the success in quit smoking of clients at smoking cessation clinics in Bangkok Metropolis. Sample includes clients attending a smoking cessation clinic in Bangkok Metropolis who had been referred to Thailand National Quitline. A set of questionnaire includes general information, predictive factors questionnaire, and success in quitting smoking questionnaire were used as the research instrument. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression. Results revealed that the perceived risk of disease from smoking and the perceived benefits of quitting smoking were at a very high level. The perceived severity of disease from smoking, perceived self-efficacy in quitting smoking, knowledge about diseases from smoking and quitting smoking methods, and factors motivating to quit smoking were at a high level, and perceived barriers to quitting smoking was at a moderate level. The success in quitting smoking of this sample group was at 32.23%. The perceived severity of disease from smoking, perceived barriers to quitting smoking, perceived self-efficacy in quitting smoking, knowledge about diseases from smoking and quitting smoking methods, and factors motivating to quit smoking were altogether affected the success in quitting smoking and the prediction of success in quitting smoking was 29.8% (p < .05).