Objective: To test the effect of a text-message and infographic to promote smokers quit smoking. Methods: A randomized control trial was conducted in two provinces of northeast Thailand. Three hundred and ninety-six participants were allocated to either a text-message and infographic group or a control group. We assessed the primary outcome by self-reported 7-day point prevalence smoking abstinence. Multiple logistic regression was used to test the effect of quitting smoking. Results: At 3-month follow-up, lost to follow-up 16 participants, 380 participants were included for analysis. The difference in the rate of quitting smoking between the intervention and control groups was not found a statistical significance (17.8% versus 11.6%). However, we found a statistically significant difference in the number of cigarettes smokes (the difference:-1.74; 95%CI:-2.63,-0.84). Conclusion: No effect of text message and infographic for help smokers to quit smoking. However, the intervention showed a decrease in the number of cigarettes smoked.

Purpose: Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome that is the final stage of most types of heart diseases. Thailand-in the Asia-Pacific region-has an unusually high incidence as the risk factors for heart disease increase due to population structure changes. This article aims to compare the self-care of heart failure clients before and after treatment using case management. Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was employed with 30 clients who were treated at the Khon Kaen University Heart Failure Clinic (KKU-HF) between April 2017 and March 2018. The research tool was a 2-part questionnaire that included demographic data and the comparison of scores of self-care before and after treatment using case management. Inferential statistics and paired t-test were used to analyze the data. Results: Most of the clients were males (80%), and most of them (56.67 %) were around 60 years of age and older. A comparison of scores for knowledge and understanding of self-care, before and after the treatment, showed a statistically significant improvement at the level of 0.05. Self-care behavior had also improved. The general quality of life had improved by up to 66.67%. Conclusion and Implications: The goal of this research study was to reduce the rate of re-hospitalization, the cost of medical treatment, and the death rate of heart failure clients. The findings can be used not only to develop self-care systems of the Khon Kaen University Heart Failure Clinic (KKU-HF) but also for other clinics to adopt.