Effect of a PEN-3 model-based educational intervention on cigarette smoking in Iranian patients with myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT: Cigarette smoking stands out as a major contributor to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and myocardial infarction (MI). For patients who have experienced MI, quitting smoking is essential to avoid further complications. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of an educational intervention based on the PEN-3 model in reducing cigarette smoking among MI patients in Bandar Abbas, Iran. This quasi-experimental, interventional study involved 240 inpatients from the cardiac departments of the Payambar A'zam hospital in Bandar Abbas. Simple random sampling was used to choose the participants, who were then divided into two groups: the intervention group and the control group. Data collection was conducted using a questionnaire developed based on the PEN-3 model. It was given both before and three m

SUBMITTER: Shahabi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12820370 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature