PENGARUH KONSELING OLEH MAHASISWA FARMASI DALAM MENGURANGI KEBIASAAN MEROKOK PADA PEROKOK AKTIF DI KALANGAN MAHASISWA

• Main Author: Surachman, Fikrianti
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/44384
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Smoking is one of the major problems of public health in Indonesia, but the e?ort from the government, especially in the light of health-related aspect, for smoking cessa'on program is s'll lacking. Pharmacists have a role in facilita'ng smoking cessa'on interven'on through counseling and pharmacotherapy. The purpose of this prospec've study is to determine whether counseling can reduce the number of cigarefe being smoked and nico'ne dependence (based on Fagerström Test for Nico'ne Dependence (FTND) score), also improve the quality of life (based on Smoking Cessa'on Quality of Life (SCQOL)) on college smokers. There were 12 pharmacy students trained as counselors using Rx for Change training module. Ajer the training, there were significant increases in counseling skills and confidence aspects (p<0,01), but not in the perceived-role. From 188 respondents who were current cigarefe smoker, 17 agreed to par'cipate and finished all 4 counseling sessions (30 days point-prevalence). By the end of the program, 3 (17,65%) had abs'nence, 11 (64,70%) reduced their smoking consump'on per day by ?50%, while 3 others (17,65%) relapsed. Counseling had a posi've impact on reducing nico'ne dependence based on FTND score improvement (p<0,01), but not on the quality of life. Counseling as a method to reduce smoking is considered e?ec've and applicable to be adapted by pharmacy students and/or pharmacists. For long-term cessa'on and its impact, par'cipants’ progress should be followed-up at longer point-prevalence and verified biochemically to prevent bias.