Mahin Hedayati Mahdi Abadi1, Elham Taheri 2, Mahdi Amiri3
Purpose: the purpose of this practical study is to analyze the effectiveness of a treatment based on acceptance and commitment on give-up motivation as well as resiliency and consumption carving among women smokers.
Method: during a semi-empirical research plan (semi-experimental) using available sampling, 30 individuals, who had research criteria, were picked up from among women smokers who were referring to the give-up clinics in district 1 of Mashhad municipality. To begin with, pre-test of Shiffman' nicotine dependence scale over the preferred sample was done, and then subjects were randomly placed in two groups of Test and control. Test group, consisted of 15 attendees got started its work leading by a research fellow aiming to do treatment interferences (8 weekly group meetings – each meeting took 90 minutes), while the control group was also in waiting list. The analysis of research data was done by multivariate covariance using SPSS 21 software.
Findings: the results coming from comparing pot-test and pre-test control showed that the motivation to give up and its sustainability, has risen considerably after attending in treatment meetings based on acceptance and commitment compared to the proof group, (p<0.05); additionally, the willing to smoke has reduced dramatically among women (examination group).
Conclusion: investigators believe in increasing the effectiveness of treatments using some methods like acceptance and rationale commitment, and something that lies in this method including acceptance, increase of awareness, being at the moment, seeing without judgment, and abstaining from empirical avoidance. Therefore, increasing psychological flexibility in the acceptance-based treatment can heighten the patient’s ability upon getting along temptations and give-up symptoms as the chief parameter for resuming smoking.
