title: [Effectiveness of a motivational interviewing smoking cessation program on cessation change in adolescents].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the effectiveness of an Adolescent Motivational Interviewing Cessation program on smoking cessation change. The study was done with a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design.
  
  
  METHODS
  The participants were 39 high school students from G city, who were in school from September 1 to October 30, 2009. The students were assigned to the experimental group (20) and participated in the motivational interviewing cessation program or to the control group (19) who did not participate. Data analyses involved χ²-test, independent t-test, Repeated Measures ANOVA, and utilized the SPSS program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The experimental group had significantly less daily smoking, nicotine dependence and smoking temptation in comparison to the control group. The experimental group had significantly higher stage of change in comparison to the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the study indicate that a motivational interviewing cessation program delivered to adolescents who smoke is an effective method of encouraging cessation, and can be utilized as an effective nursing intervention for adolescents who smoke.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Yeon Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009042:Motivation; D015397:Program Evaluation; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*