Mohamed, Pakri Mohamed Rashidi and Hairi, Farizah Mohd and Bullen, Christopher and Nordin, Amer Siddiq Amer (2024) The feasibility and efficacy of the group-based therapy for smoking cessation in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 22. p. 50. ISSN 1617-9625, DOI https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/175617.
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INTRODUCTION Tobacco epidemic is a global public health concern, killing more than 8 million people annually. Individual therapy is the standard of care of behavioral intervention for smoking cessation in Malaysia and group-based therapy for smoking cessation is an alternative to behavioral intervention commonly used in the western population effectively. The study explored the feasibility and efficacy of group-based therapy for smoking cessation for smokers who want to quit smoking at a quit smoking clinic and community centers in an urban setting in Malaysia. METHODS A total of 40 participants who were active smokers and fulfilled the criteria were recruited for the study at the quit smoking clinic. Participants were given behavioral support based on the GBT-M module and individually for 7 weeks with both groups receiving behavioral intervention plus pharmacotherapy. RESULTS The median age of participants was 48 years for individual therapy and 45 years for group therapy. Group-based therapy was comparable to individual therapy in smoking abstinence outcome at 4 weeks post quit date (35% vs 30%). CONCLUSIONS Group-based therapy was equally effective compared to individual therapy, similar to the western population. Using a group format should allow more people to be treated by a therapist, and therefore could be more costeffective. Group-based therapy is an option to be included as part of the smoking cessation program in Malaysia.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Universiti Malaya Grand Challenge (GC004-15HTM); (GC004C-15HTM) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Group-based therapy; smoking cessation; Klang Valley; Malaysia |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Psychological Medicine Department Faculty of Medicine > Social & Preventive Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2024 01:15 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2024 01:15 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/45521 |
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