A 42-year-old woman visits her family physician for gonalgia. Opportunistic use is made of the consultation to assess lifestyles, especially smoking. If you want to follow the health education strategy based on the five "a's" model, which of the following is NOT included in this strategy:
The 5A summarizes the activities that should be performed by healthcare personnel during the brief intervention with the patient to stop smoking and are: find out, advise, analyze, help, accompany or agree. Therefore, the one that is not included in the strategy would be option 2: increase.
Inquire: ask about risk factors and risk behaviors (ask the patient if she smokes).
Increase: increase risk perception to facilitate change (explain the consequences of smoking).
Advise: give clear, specific and personalized advice (advise smoking cessation).
Agree: collaboratively agree on goals for change (assess readiness to make a quit attempt).
The 5A summarizes the activities that should be performed by healthcare personnel during the brief intervention with the patient to stop smoking and are: find out, advise, analyze, help, accompany or agree. Therefore, the one that is not included in the strategy would be option 2: increase.