Analysis of Factors Affecting the Intention to Quit Smoking in Stroke Patients / 재활간호학회지

ABSTRACT

Purpose@#This study aimed to analyze factors affecting the intention to quit smoking in stroke patients. @*Methods@#A descriptive approach was taken in this study. Structured questionnaires including subjects' characteristics, stroke symptom knowledge, attitudes towards smoking, social effect, self-efficacy, and intention to quit smoking were completed by eighty three patients in the outpatient stroke service. Data were analyzed with independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and multiple regression using SPSS/WIN 22.0 program. @*Results@#The subjects were all men and 95.2% of the subjects had a experience of smoking cessation education. There were significant differences in intention to quit smoking by marriage status (F=4.359, p=.007) and smokers existing in the family (t=-2.67, p=.009). The factors influencing intention to quit smoking in the stroke patient were self efficacy (β=.534, p<.001) and negative attitude toward smoking (β=.339, p<.001). @*Conclusion@#This results suggest to develop programs to increase self efficacy and negative attitude toward smoking. This study provides also reference of the importance of family support for quitting smoking.