Category and definition | Example |
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Positive reinforcement Provider expresses support for patient’s previous or ongoing attempt to quit smoking. | D: Have you thought about quittin it altogether? |
P: Oh yeah, yeah, I plan on stoppin. Cause she used to smoke but she stopped because of him and | |
D: That’s great. | |
P: I cut, I cut, I cut down a lot. Like I said, [today I didn’t smoke. | |
D: [(Well.) Yeah, well. Extra little bit now, you’re practically there. | |
Encouragement Provider encourages patients to quit smoking but does not provide any advice or tailored feedback. | P: There are times, there are times when I don’t smoke. When (name) and (name) was here I didn’t smoke for five days. ((laughs)) |
D: Um- | |
P: So it’s one of things- | |
D: [Ok well if you can do it for five days | |
P: [(I care about) | |
P: It’s not- | |
D: It’s not good for you. I’m not telling you anything you don’t know. | |
P: Well yeah. | |
D: If you can stop, I mean you probably should. | |
Assessing readiness Provider inquires about patient’s willingness to make a quit attempt. | D: Ok. Do you smoke at all? |
P: Yes. Don’t plan on quitting […] | |
P: I’m drug and alcohol free except for the medications that I am prescribed. | |
D: And the cigarettes. | |
P: Well they’re not technically a drug. | |
D: Nicotine is. | |
P: I don’t believe it. | |
D: Ok. | |
P: That drug I’m not yet to let go of. | |
D: Ok. Alright, well I encourage you to consider it when you’re ready. Ok? | |
P: Yes sir. | |
Motivating reasons: medical Provider discusses the health consequences of smoking. | N: Um I encourage you to quit because it causes every known cancer out there in addition to bronchitis, pneumonia and lots of stuff. |
P: Yes ma’am. | |
Motivating reasons: family Provider discusses the consequences of smoking for the patient’s family. | N: Ok. Um do you have kids at home? |
P: No I don’t have my kids at home. My kids live with their mother but uh there’s kids there that I look at like my own so. | |
N: Ok. | |
P: Yeah. | |
N: So you don’t need to be exposing them to- | |
P: Yeah. | |
N: To tobacco and smoke. | |
P: Oh when I smoke I go outside the house. | |
N: But it’s still on your clothes. | |
Motivating reasons: economic Provider cites the financial burden of smoking to motivate the patient to quit. | D: Good. Do you smoke? |
P: Yeah. | |
D: Well that's a big money saver. | |
P: I know. |