J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2007 Jun;18(2):301-309.

The State of College Freshmen's Smoking and the Application of Cessation Programs

• Choi GY
• Lee KH

Abstract

PURPOSE
Based on the results of a survey on college freshmen's smoking, this study examined the application of smoking cessation programs.
METHODS
The opinions of 89 smokers who were college freshmen were investigated and analyzed using a survey questionnaire.
RESULTS
Among the survey respondents, the largest percentage (47.2%) replied 'little satisfied' to the question on the with campus life. Of the participants, 57.3% considered that their health state was bad because of smoking. As to motives for smoking, 'curiosity' was most frequent. Smokers had more smoking friends than nonsmoking ones. The 82% of the smokers had experience in stopping smoking. Among smoking cessation methods, the self overcoming was most frequent(50.6%). During the survey, 28 smokers applied for the cessation program and they favored e-mails for information. E-mails were sent to them once in a week for 6 weeks and short messages were sent to their cell phone in order to encourage them to read the e-mails.
CONCLUSIONS
To encourage and maintain smoking cessation, it is recommended to have a personalized or small group program. More researches are needed to execute the program and evaluate results. Colleges need to have an innovative approach on smoking prevention and cessation services.

Keyword

Smoking; Smoking Cessation; Program; Electronic Mail

MeSH Terms

Cellular Phone
Surveys and Questionnaires
Electronic Mail
Friends
Humans
Smoke*
Smoking Cessation
Smoking*
Smoke