Smoking Cessation
Conditions
Brief summary
The present study will carry out a workplace health promotion via MBI to help smoking workers to quit smoking.
Detailed description
The present study will carry out a workplace health promotion via MBI to help smoking workers to quit smoking. The study will adopt a longitudinal research design with randomized quasi-experimental trial. The smoking workers will recruited and be randomly assigned to Group A (one lesson of health education on smoking cessation and six lessons of MBI) or Group B (one lesson of health education on smoking cessation and six lessons of physical fitness). There will be 50 participants in each group. Data will be collected five times.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMindfulness-based Intervention
mindful breath, body scan, sitting meditation and walking meditation and so on.
BEHAVIORALPhysical fitness intervention
giving the lessons of stretch exercise, aerobics to strength muscle and lung fuctions.
Sponsors
Changhua Christian Hospital
Chung Shan Medical University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* volunteered employees with heavy smoker * Full-time paid workers
Exclusion criteria
* Age \< 20y or \> 65y * Part-time workers * The workers are not willing to take part in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nicotine dependence level | Up to 8 months | Fagerstrom Dependence Questionnaire was adopted to assess the level of Nicotine dependence |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-reported stress | Up to 8 months | 10 items of Perceived Stress Scale was adopted to assess the level of perceived stress. This scale uses the Likert five-point scoring method, from 0-4. The higher scores indicate higher pressure levels. |
| Psychological distress | Up to 8 months | Psychological distress was measured by the Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ-12), a well-validated instrument. A total of 12 items using the Likert four-point scoring method, with scores ranged from 0-36. The higher scores indicates higher level of psychological distress. |
| the Level of mindfulness | Up to 8 months | Measuring the level of Mindfulness, using the Likert five-point scoring method, a total of 39 questions, including the five concepts, namely: awareness (8 questions), description (8 questions), non-judging (8 questions), observation (8 questions), and non-reaction (7 questions). The higher scores indicate higher levels of mindfulness. |
| the level of CO | Up to 8 months | The Smokerlyzer was adopted to assess the participants' CO level. \<5ppm indicates nonsmoker; 5\ 7ppm indicates lighter smokers; ≧8ppm indicates heavy smokers. |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Primary ContactShu-Ling Huang, PhD
Outcome results
None listed