Tobacco use and prevention and cessation + Motivational Interviewing Flashcards
What is a motivational interview?
It is an effective (evidence based) way to communicate with an individual about change
What is the main “enemy” of making a change?
Ambivalence
What is the spirit of motivational interviewing?
4 concepts are the:
1. Partnership or collaboration between individual and councillor
2. Acceptance - respecting the client’s autonomy
3. Compassion - keep clients best interest in mind
4. Evocation - the best ideas come from the client
What are the 4 basic counselling skills?
- Open questioning
- Affirmations
- Reflections
- Summaries
What are the four processes of motivational interviewing?
- Engaging
- Focusing
- Evoking
- Planning
What is change talk?
It is the client speech that favors movement in the direction of change. When clinet says “I wish” or “I want” it is important to reinforce those believes.
What type of plan works the best for client who would like to change?
A SMART plan:
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Timed
What is the role of dental practitioner in terms of reducing smoking rates in patients?
- Take the time to talk to your patient
- Provide smoking cessation materials in the waiting room
- NRT doubles the chance of success for smoking cessation
- NRT + behavioural support further increases the chance of success
What are some of the barriers to quitting smoking?
- High nicotine dependence
- Lack of knowledge
- Not ready to quit
- Psychological or emotional concerns
- Fear of weight gain
- Fear that quit attempt will be unsuccessful
- Substance use
- Living with other smokers
- Giving quitting a low priority due to other circumstances
What is in a cigarette?
- tar - residue from burning tobacco
- Carbon monoxide
- Nicotine
- Ammonia
- Flavours
- Leaf blends
What is the basis of nicotine metabolisms and how do we relate it back to nicotine addiction?
- Nicotine is able to reach the brain in 7 seconds
- It attaches to nicotine receptors and releases dopamine
- It also attaches to nicotine receptors in adrenal glands and release adrenaline
This cause a relaxing effect to the mind. Overtime nicotine receptors increase in number thus more nicotine is required to maintain the same level of “euphoria” thus smokers require more and more smokes.
What are the two basic categories that make someone a smoker
- Individual inflences - beliefs about smoking, self-esteem, rebellion, curisosity
- Environental influences - parents & siblings, peers, media, availability
What is the relationship between smoking and socioeconomic status?
People of lower socioeconomic status are more likely to smokes, around 3 times more likely
Why do people of lower socieconomic status smoke?
- Socioeconomic inequity
- Priority other than quitting smoking
- Less access to services
What is the relationship between smoking and people with mental illnesses?
People with mental illnesses (either general or severe) were significantly more likely to be smokers than people living without either general mental illness or severe mental illness.
What are some of the general health effects for long term users of cigarettes?
- Peripheral vascular and heart disease
- Causes the release of glucose in the bloodstream
- Decreases neutrophil chemotaxis and phagocytosis
- Reduced secretion of immunoglobins form pmns
- Increased secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines
- Impedes fibroblast activity
- Oxygen depletion for cellular activity
What is the process of vitamin C depletion related to smoking?
- Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin that acts as an anti-oxidant to eradicate cancer causing free radicals in the body
- Cigarette smoking speeds up the production of free radicals
- This depletes the levels of free Vitamin C in the system
There is evidence that reduction in Vitamin C also relates to poor dietary intake.
What are some of the oral effects of cigarette smoking?
- Oral cancer and pre-malignant changes
- Implant failures
- Conditions associated with xerostomia
- Increase instance of Necrotising gingivitis
- Increases instances of periodontitis
- Reduced healing and treatment response
- Masking signs of gingivitis