Section A

Which of the following methods are recommended for use by healthcare providers to provide smoking cessation care to patients?

1. Counselling from a healthcare provider on smoking cessation

A

Yes

B

No

c

Don't know

2. Hypnosis

A

Yes

B

No

c

Don't know

3. 5A's method of assessment of tobacco use

A

Yes

B

No

C

Don't know

Please indicate if the following statements are true or false:

4. Patients should only be asked about their smoking history if they have a smoking related disease/ illness.

A

True

B

False

C

Don't know

5. Most smokers will successfully quit smoking on their own without assistance.

A

True

B

False

C

Don't know

6. Patients who have their first cigarette within half an hour of waking are likely to be less dependent on nicotine than patients who have it much later in the day.

A

True

B

False

c

Don't know

7. Smoking cessation Counselling given by a health professional to a patient increases the patient's chances of quitting.

A

True

B

False

c

Don't know

8. When Counselling patients to stop smoking, the advice should never be linked to the patient's current health/illness.

A

True

B

False

c

Don't know

9. Counseling patients on smoking cessation includes assisting the patient to set a quit date

A

True

B

False

c

Don't know

10. A common withdrawal symptom that occurs after quitting smoking is weight loss

A

True

B

False

c

Don't know

11. Most of the withdrawal symptoms from smoking cessation disappear within 4 weeks of abstinence

A

True

B

False

c

Don't know