A Study on Health-related Quality of Life, Smoking Knowledge, Smoking Attitude, and Smoking Cessation Intention in Male Smokers.
10.4040/jkan.2005.35.2.344
- Author:
Myoung Sook KIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Semyung University, Korea. mskim@semyung.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Male smoker;
Health-related quality of life;
Smoking knowledge;
Smoking attitude;
Smoking cessation intention
- MeSH:
Smoking Cessation/*psychology;
Smoking/*psychology;
*Quality of Life;
Middle Aged;
Male;
Korea;
*Intention;
Humans;
*Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice;
Adult
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2005;35(2):344-352
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to examine the relationship among health-related quality of life, smoking knowledge, smoking attitude, and smoking cessation intention in male smokers. METHOD: The subjects were 259 male smokers in J city. The data was collected using structured questionnaires from Nov. to Dec. of 2003. The data was analyzed by the SPSS (ver.10.0)computer program, and it included descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, the Pearson correlation coefficient, and Stepwise Multiple Regression. RESULT: The smoking cessation intention had a significant positive correlation among health-related quality of life (r=.159), smoking knowledge (r=.161), and smoking attitude (r=.127). These variables account for 26.8% of smoking cessation intention. CONCLUSION: These results suggested that the smoking cessation program to enhance the health-related quality of life, smoking knowledge, and smoking cessation intention and to increase a negative influence on smoking attitude need to be developed. Therefore, these findings give useful information for constructing a smoking cessation program in male smokers.
