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Title: Case studies in smoking cessation


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Case studies in smoking cessation
  • Robert West
  • University College London
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • November 2006

2
Scenario
  • You are a smoking cessation advisor paid to help
    smokers to stop.
  • Each case involves the beginning of a
    consultation with a client or patient who has
    made an appointment to see you.
  • Things to consider
  • What is a realistic goal for the consultation?
  • What factual information do you need to get from
    the patient to help decide the best way of
    achieving that goal?
  • What do you need to know about the patients
    personality, goals and state of mind to help you
    decide the best way of achieving the goal of the
    consultation?

3
Things you need to establish in a preliminary
consultation
  • Does the client actually WANT to become a
    non-smoker and all that that entails?
  • What style of interaction will work best with
    this client?
  • What type and how much medication will the client
    need?
  • What can be done in the consultation to help the
    client overcome specific obstacles they will
    encounter?

4
Things you will need to establish in a follow-up
consultation
  • Has the client smoked at all and if so in what
    circumstances?
  • Is the client struggling mentally and if so when
    and in what way?
  • Is the clients motivation to become a non-smoker
    waning?
  • What specific obstacles are likely to arise in
    the future?
  • Has this quit attempt failed?

5
Case 1
  • Middle-aged female overweight smoker advised to
    come and see you by her GP
  • You How can I help you?
  • Patient I was told to come and see you by my
    doctor because he says I have to stop smoking. I
    have tried in the past but I always put on
    weight.
  • What do you say next?

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Case 2
  • Young man comes to see you because he has heard
    about your clinic from a friend
  • You How can I help you?
  • Patient I want help with stopping smoking. I
    dont usually smoke until the evenings, but then
    I smoke a lot, especially when I am out with
    friends
  • What do you say next?

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Case 3
  • A middle-aged man who has been coming to your
    clinic for 3 weeks. He has been using the
    nicotine patch. Every time he comes back he
    reports that he has had one or two cigarettes in
    the past week
  • You How has it been this past week?
  • Patient I feel that I am doing very well but I
    did have a cigarette yesterday when I was out
    drinking with friends
  • What do you say next?

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Case 4
  • A married couple make an appointment to see you
    having heard about your clinic from a friend
  • You How can I help you?
  • Woman We want to stop smoking and have heard
    that you may be able to help us. We have both
    tried many times before but never lasted more
    than a few days
  • What do you say next?

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Case 5
  • An elderly man comes to see you because he has
    been told to by his GP. He has advanced
    obstructive airways disease and smokes heavily.
  • You How can I help you?
  • Patient My doctor said I should come and see
    you because I need to stop smoking.
  • What do you say next?
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