Author(s)

Youhei Komatsu¹, Youko Sarada²

¹Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Nishikyushu University, Kanzaki, Japan.
²Graduate School of Humanities, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.

Objective: We devised a “Smoking-Cessation Motivation Program” as a community welfare service aimed at making short-term improvements in social nicotine dependence and enhancing the willingness to stop smoking among people with mental disorders. Method: The study conducted a controlled trial to empirically examine the effects of the program on the willingness to stop smoking and social nicotine dependence among 26 smokers with mental disorders in the intervention group, who were compared with a control group of 16 individuals. Results: Results demonstrated the program’s effectiveness in reducing social nicotine dependence, and a variance analysis with age as the covariate evidenced a mutual interaction between social nicotine dependence and the willingness to stop smoking, confidence to stop smoking, and resisting the temptation to smoke. Conclusion: Future studies should examine longer-term program results, the impact of program duration, and other factors that influence the program’s effectiveness.

People with Mental Disorders, Smoking-Cessation Intervention, Social Nicotine Dependence

Komatsu, Y. and Sarada, Y. (2018) Intervention Effects on the Willingness to Stop Smoking and Social Nicotine Dependence Based on Single-Session Group Therapy with Frequent Use of Role Play Targeting Smokers with Mental Disorders. Open Journal of Medical Psychology, 7, 111-122. doi: 10.4236/ojmp.2018.74009.