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. 2018 May 28;9(8):457–474. doi: 10.1177/2042098618775366

Table 1.

The 5A’s and 5R’s adapted from Fiore et al.85 and Baraona et al.86.

5A’s
1. Ask Ask women about tobacco use and status at every visit
2. Advise Advise women who smoke of the importance of quitting
3. Assess Assess whether women who smoke are ready and willing to stop at this time or in the next 30 days
4. Assist Assist women who smoke and express readiness to quit by offering counseling or other tobacco cessation interventions
5. Arrange Arrange for follow up in person or by phone/video calling at least 1 week post quit date
5R’s
1. Relevance Relevance of quitting smoking to a woman’s life should be verbalized
2. Risks Risks and negative aspects of smoking should be identified by women who smoke
3. Rewards Rewards and benefits of quitting smoking should be identified by women who smoke
4. Roadblocks Roadblocks to the ability and desire to quit should be identified by women who smoke
5. Repetition Repeated inquiry by healthcare providers about a woman’s willingness to quit smoking and encouraging her to quit