A Study on Korean Adults' Health Status, Smoking Perception, and Self-efficacy of Smoking Cessation according to Smoking Status.
- Author:
Mi Kyung PARK
;
Kyung Suk KANG
;
Nam Young KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Adult;
Smoking perception;
Health status;
Self-efficacy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Smoke*;
Smoking Cessation*;
Smoking*;
Weights and Measures;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2006;17(1):83-90
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The present study purposed to investigate Korean adults health status, smoking perception. and self-efficacy of smoking cessation according to whether smoking or not. METHODS: This study conducted a questionnaire survey of 694 adults at D County in Korea during the period from the 10th of June to the 10th of July 2004. The instruments used for this study were scales on health status, smoking perception and self-efficacy: of smoking cessation. Data was analyzed by frequency and percentage, mean and SD, chi2-test, t-test, ANOVA using SPSS 11.0 program. RESULTS: The subjects of this study were 503 men and 191 women, and 60.8% of the male subjects and 6.8% of the female subjects were smokers. With respect to health status (t=-2.58, p=0.010), smoking perception (t=10.59. p<0.000) and the self-efficacy of smoking cessation (t=-23.04, p<0.000), there were significant differences according to whether smoking or not. CONCLUSIONS: It is necessary to make repeated study to find other variables that affect adults smoking and to develop smoking cessation programs that enhance the self-efficacy of smoking cessation.
