| Need for the study: There is paucity of data regarding smoking cessation practices in the Indian literature.
Our study aims at analysing the challenges in implementing smoking cessation
strategies and development of skills that can be used by healthcare providers to facilitate
health promoting behaviours among their patients. Aims & Objectives of the study • To assess knowledge, attitude & practices about smoking cessation among smokers
visiting our institution. • To identify the challenges and the barriers in the implementation of smoking
cessation programme among patients visiting our institution
• Materials & Methods • Study design: A cross-sectional study, single center • Study setting: Patients presenting to Respiratory medicine department at East Point
College of Medical Sciences & Research Center • Study duration:6 months • Period needed for collecting the data – 6 months • Period needed for tabulating the data – 1 month • Period needed for analysing the data – 1 month • Study population – 300 Inclusion criteria - Out-patients and in-patients who are current smokers, presenting to Respiratory
medicine department aged 21 years and above - Agreeing to participate Exclusion criteria: Smokeless tobacco users Patients on psychotropic drugs Study tools & Techniques: Questionnaire based
Methodology: 1. All patients with smoking history and providing informed consent will be recruited
in the study. 2. Demographic data shall be recorded. 3. Detailed clinical history of the patient with the comorbidities will be collected. 4. Questionnaire annexure attached (KAP) 5. Any abnormality on general physical examination and systemic examination will be
noted 6. For those who are willing to quit, behaviour counselling will be done by psychiatry
department and followed up for one month 7. ECG for those willing to quit smoking and need nicotine replacement therapy 8. The data will be collected in MS-EXCEL SHEET and will be subjected to statistical
analysis. Biological material required: None Investigations: ECG Budget & Funding - None Sample Size: Sample size was estimated by using the proportion of subjects attempted to quit smoking in
past was 89.4% from the study by Aiswaraya vijayakrishna et al. using the formula
Sample Size = Z1-α /2
2 P (1-P)
d
2
Z1-α /2 = is standard normal variate ( at 5% type 1 error (P<0.05) it is 1.96 and at 1% type1
error(P<0.01) it is 2.58). As in majority of studies P values are considered significant below
0.05 hence 1.96 is used in formula.
P= Expected proportion in population based on previous studies or pilot studies
d= Absolute error or precision
P = 89.4% or 0.138
q = 10.6% or 0.8612
d = 5% or 0.05
Using the above values at 95% Confidence level a sample size is approximately 146. But we
would like increase our sample size to 300. Statistical Methods
Data will be entered into Microsoft excel data sheet and will be analyzed using SPSS
22 version software. Categorical data will be represented in the form of Frequencies and
proportions. Chi-square will be used as test of significance. Continuous data will be represented as
mean and standard deviation. Independent t test will be used as test of significance to identify
the mean difference. P value <0.05 will be considered as statistically significant. Conclusion Our study will allow for a better understanding of the factors for motivation and
adherence to treatment of smoking cessation.
Based on the results, smoking cessation interventions can be developed according to
the socio-economic demographics of the region.
Our study results will help us to implement strategies to motivate the patients to quit
smoking at our center. Limitation - Single centred study |