Smokers with Mental Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adults aged 20 over were targeted. We selected schizophrenic patients interested in quitting smoking who had a GAF of more than 50 points, and had been discharged from a hospital and were living in the community interested in the program at the time of the intervention. A questionnaire was conducted in advance. We selected respondents who stated that they were interested in quitting and scored higher that 0 (have no intention at all of quitting smoking) on a 10cm (want to quit smoking very much) visual analog scale .
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Persons who can not concentrate on this program for 60 minutes Persons with severe mental retardation (IQ 50 or less) Persons whose acute symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, acute alcohol symptoms continue Any person who falls under any of the above even at the discretion of the staff and the business clerical doctor etc is excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary evaluation item was the Kano Test for Social Nicotine Dependence | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stages of behavioral change Willingness to quit smoking Confidence to quit smoking Confidence to deal with the temptation to smoke | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nishikyushu University Department of Rehabilitation Sciences