Effect of Innovation Bilimbi Candy on Exhaled Carbon Monoxide Level and Quality of Life Among Smokers, Trang Province
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This research was quasi-experimental research with two groups measuring the before and after effects of Innovation Bilimbi candy on the exhaled carbon monoxide level and quality of life of smokers. The sample consisted of 52 smokers who came to receive service at Fahsai Clinic in the Trang Community Hospital; the smokers were divided into an experimental group and a control group, with 26 patients each. The tools used for data collection were (1) a general information questionnaire, (2) a quality of life questionnaire, (3) an immortal child eating diary, and (4) an exhaled carbon monoxide level meter. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the mean score difference of the experimental group before and after using Wilcoxon signed-rank test statistic, and the mean score difference between the experimental group and the control group using Mann-Whitney U test.
The results revealed that the experimental group after using immortal leeches had a mean exhaled carbon monoxide level lower than before using the Bilimbi candy, the mean quality of life score showed a statistically significant increase (p < .05), and after consuming the Bilimbi candy, the mean scores of the exhaled carbon monoxide level by the experimental group were lower than those in the control group, while the mean score of quality of life of the experimental group was higher than the control group. These results were statistically significant (p < .05). Drug nurses or psychiatric nurses could use immortal leeches to assist in the treatment of those who wanted to quit smoking and reduce their craving for cigarettes.
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