Effect of Tobacco Custody Program on Thai Traditional Medicine in Uthai Hospital, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province

Abstract

This quasi-experimental research was conducted to study effect of Tobacco Custody Program on Thai Traditional Medicine among smokers on Uthai Hospital, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. The sample was grouped into an experimental group and a control group, with 30 each. The experimental group attended 6 sessions of the Tobacco Custody Program using   Thai Traditional Medicine and each week took 3 times. The sessions covered the Herbal Steam with Laurel clockvine, Eating Little ironweed tea, Foot Reflexology Massage, and the promotion of knowledge about tobacco. The data were collected before and after the program by using a set of questionnaires include general information, health behavior of people who quit smoking and the results of tobacco custody program on Thai Traditional Medicine. Data analysis was done by computing statistics including descriptive statistics such as percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics such as Paired t-test, and Independent t-test. The results showed that after the experiment, the experimental group had a higher average score of health behavior of quit-smoking person than before the experiment and when compared to the control group with statistical significance (p-value<.001). As a result, the experimental group had a lower average amount of Nicotine and Carbon Monoxide than before the experiment and the control group with statistical significance (p-value<.05).