Assessing smokers’ readiness to change
Assessing smokers’ readiness to change
The Atlanta-based American Cancer Society put together a Stages of Change Model as they apply to a person’s readiness to quit smoking. This model can be used to assess a smoker’s readiness to quit.
• Pre-contemplator
This is the smoker who is not thinking seriously about quitting at the present time.
• Contemplator
This person is actively thinking about quitting smoking but is not quite ready to make a serious attempt. They often have excuses for not quitting such as "too much stress at work."
• Preparation
Smokers in the preparation stage seriously intend to quit in the next month and often have tried to quit in the past 12 months. They usually have a plan.
• Action
This is the first six months when the smoker is actively quitting.
• Maintenance
A period of six months to five years after quitting cigarette smoking when the ex-smoker is in danger of relapsing and takes steps to avoid it.
The Atlanta-based American Cancer Society put together a Stages of Change Model as they apply to a persons readiness to quit smoking. This model can be used to assess a smokers readiness to quit.Subscribe Now for Access
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