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Development of Personal Computer Based Smoking Cessation Program for Healthcare Managers in Factories and Schools.

Yoo Seock Cheong, Yoon Hyeon Lee
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine 2002;23(6):753-759.
Published online: June 30, 2002
1Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Korea. drloved@unitel.co.kr
2Department of Health Administration, Namseoul University, Korea.
단국대학교 의과대학 가정의학교실, *남서울대학교 보건행정학과

Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, *Department of Health Administration, Namseoul University

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Background: Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for cancer and vascular disease but, a correctable habit. Despite widespread recognition of the hazardous health effects of smoking, Korean men and adolescents' smoking rates are not decreasing and is, emerging as a public health problem. Health care managers in schools and factories are expected to play a critical role in smoking cessation. Health education is one important area that will benefit from using a personal computer (PC). To promote smoking cessation, specified and risk-based approaches are considered to encourage the motivation of smokers.

Methods: This smoking cessation software (CD-Rom) was developed for health care managers in schools and factories using Microsoft Visual Basic and Access.

Results: This program divided into two major categories. Part one is a library of various kinds of information about smoking such as articles, lecture notes, pictures, slides, mp3 and motion files. The other part was an autonomous smoking cessation prescription program. This program analyzed smokers' smoking pattern (using WHY test), nicotine addiction level (using Fagerstrom score), stress level (using BEPSI test), and smokers' confidence level. After input of smoker's history by oneself, the program showed smoking cessation prescription automatically in monitor or printer.

Conclusion: Health care managers in schools and factories can be experts of smoking cessation easily with this program in their work places.

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