Smoking Cessation

Question 1

History of tobacco use must be taken at every clinical encounter

T/F

Answer 1

T

Question 2

Smoking cessation is easy

T/F

Answer 2

F

difficult

Question 3

Because __________ is addictive, quitting smoking leads to symptoms of nicotine withdrawal such as
_________ ,
anxiety and _______,
_________ , and
_____________

Answer 3

nicotine

irritability

depression; weight gain

Question 4

Professional smoking cessation support methods generally endeavor to address both nicotine __________ and nicotine __________ symptoms.

Answer 4

addiction

withdrawal

Question 5

Strategies for smoking cessation

Many different strategies can be used for smoking cessation, including
• ___________________ (“cold turkey” )
•medications such as _____________ or _____________ , and behavioral counseling.

Answer 5

quitting without assistance

nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)

varenicline

Question 6

The majority of smokers who try to quit do so (with or without ?) assistance,

Answer 6

Without

Question 7

The 5 A’s counseling strategy

Answer 7

ASK
ADVISE
ASSESS
ASSIST
ARRANGE

Question 8

Behavior change: Precontemplation

Behaviour change:Contemplation

Behavior change: Preparation

Behaviour change:Action

Behaviour change: Maintenance

Answer 8

No intention to take action within the foreseeable future

Considering change within the next 6 months

Planning to take action within the next month

Actively changing (first 6 months of new behaviour

More than 6 months since behavior change

Question 9

Behavior change

Answer 9

Pre contemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance

Question 10

The ______________ Test for nicotine dependence

Answer 10

Fagerstrom

Question 11

The ____________ the fagerstrom score, the more intense is the patients physical dependence on nicotine

Answer 11

higher

Question 12

Fagerstrom score

Scoring:
___________ points-highly dependent

________ points-moderately dependent
_______ points-minimally dependent

Answer 12

7-10

4-6

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