Study design and participants
cancer, psychological disorders
CANCER, HEART DISEASES, DISEASES
The present quasi-experimental study was conducted in Gerash, southern Iran, from September to January 2021. The sample size was calculated according to a previous study aimed at determining the effect of group education programs on happiness in women [Sample was selected by the convenience method. In this way, all eligible women who visited the two primary healthcare centers to receive any services except smoking cessation or psychological services were included in the study. Randomization was done by the block method, in which the 17 random blocks with a capacity of four individuals were formed. The order of the blocks was set by random block generator software. Sampling continued until the sample size in each group was completed. Finally, 34 individuals participated in each group. Inclusion criteria were willingness to participate in the study, an age of 18–60 years, literacy, no history of cigarette smoking and drug use, and not suffering from such diseases as cancer, psychological disorders, and known heart diseases. In addition, a happiness score of < 44, traditional tobacco use, and no use of aromatic and industrial tobaccos were among the inclusion criteria. Exclusion criteria were failure to complete the questionnaires (failure to complete 20% of the main questions), failure to participate in the educational program completely, and initiation of WPS cessation treatment in other methods. There was no sample attrition, and finally the data related to 34 people in each group were analyzed.