As the studies that smoking can be a major cause to various diseases have been made, many following researches on the outcome of stop-smoking education were in progress. Even though researches based on the knowledge about smoking and status about the teenagers were prevalent, the research based on the outcomes in long time basis were not in progress. Therefore, I tracked the people who went through 5-Day Stop-Smoking School that has taught through complexed structure of behavioral, intellectual, and psychological education. I made researches on the average of success and the hardest point during their efforts to stop just to show the necessity of going through re-education.
The objectives of this study were the ones who have completed the education on the years 1990, 1991. 47 were selected from 364 people that completed the training, and who were able to be contacted on the phone line. This study was conducted from 27 Oct. to 7 Nov. 1997 through verbal interviews based on the questionnaire. The questionnaire used here was made by myself, assisted by my professor. Analysis was made through unstructured open questions. The data was analyzed using SPSS program.
The major results were as follows ;
1) General characteristics of the objectives are 97.0% were male, 17% ages below 40s, 34% in the age group of 40s, and 48.9% over 50s. Religiously christian 34%, buddhist 19.1%, no religion or any other reason 46.8%. Status married 93.6%, unmarried 6.4%. There is someone smoking in the family 36.2%, no one smokes 63.8%. Reputation salary men 55.3%, personal business 27.7%.
2) The average of success is 42.6%(20/47), the failure is 57.4%.
3) The results from the study ´When was the hardest point in the process of stop smoking´ : For the successors the first week 33.3%, after the first week 66.7%. For the failures the first week 55%, after first week 45%(Statistics not precisely done), the most effective element that helped through the hardest point was the family 40%, personal determination 30%.
4) The necessity of re-education : Successors needed 55%, not needed 45%. Failures needed 48.1%, not needed 51.9%(Statistics not precisely done). The perfect time for reeducation : Successors in 6 months 50%, irregular time basis 50%. Failures in six months 36.4%, after six months 27.3%, irregular time basis 36.4%(Statistics not precisely done).
Synthesizing the result of the study can´t generalize the long-term effect of the stop-smoking due to the number of the objectives, but recognize the fact that 47.6 have experienced success, and also the self-determination and the support from the family are desirable. Seeing the fact that both are great motivation to stop smoking. Since the first week is necessary. The necessity of re-education is rather high, so this education should be planned to be done repeatedly in a long term along with close observation, instead of short education.
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