Those Who Could Not Quit Smoking After Receiving Polyclinic Service Availability of Support After One Year Reassessment

Abstract

This research was carried out with the aim of determining the re-readiness status and factors that may be related to those who applied for support at a outpatient clinic but could not quit smoking at the end of the year. The research was carried out as a cross-sectional type study with individuals who applied to Ege University Faculty of Medicine Department of Public Health Smoking Cessation Clinic between July 2018 and June 2019 and could not quit smoking a year later (n=219). The data were collected by interview form and outpatient records prepared by the researcher. The analysis of the data was evaluated with an average, standard deviation in descriptive statistics, chi-square test and multinominal logistic regression. 43.8% of the participants are women, 69.3% of them have a high school and above education status, and the average age is 42.30 +/- 12.50. 61.6% of the participants are married, 56.6% have children and 30,8% do not work in any job. According to the Transteoretic Model's change stages, 49.3% of participants were found ready to take action; 28.8% were considering to take action, and 21.9% were found not considering to take action. In the study, "readiness for action" was found in those aged 40 and over, have a secondary education level education and below, married, have children, those who evaluated their leisure time by hand, physical and social activity, and those with package-year durations of more than 20 years; in addition, those aged 40 and over, married people who spent their free time with hand, physical and social activity, and those with package-year durations of more than 20 years were found to be more likely to "think" (p<0.05). In this study, it was concluded that individuals who have received support from an outpatient service and still cannot quit smoking within a year are considering quitting smoking again and have a high rate of readiness for action, that individuals who cannot quit who are in preparation for quitting have more willing cessation thoughts and intentions, and that they should be evaluated with more precise approaches in smoking cessation programs.