Table 1.

Description of face-to-face consultations and telephone sessions.

Face-to-Face Consultations and Phone Contacts
Action	Description
First appointment (Based on a specific formulary developed for this purpose)	-Smoker’s identification: sociodemographic data (e.g., gender, age, education level, profession, situation regarding the profession) -Smoker’s evaluation: reason for smoking cessation, number of years of tobacco consumption, number of cigarettes consumed per day, places where he or she smokes (among other smoking habits), previous attempts, family support, fears associated with cessation, assessment of dependence, motivation, readiness for change and anxiety/depression signs and symptoms, among other relevant data -Collection of clinical and pharmacotherapeutic information: current health problems, personal and family history of illness, current medication and allergies -Lifestyle: coffee consumption, alcoholic beverages, exercise, food -Determination of anthropometric parameters, blood pressure, carbon monoxide and spirometry -Schedule D-Day -Definition of personalized therapeutic care plan
Next appointments (In general, in the 2nd, 3rd and 6th months)	-Before D-Day -Check the implementation of the agreed plan -Discuss the difficulties and define strategies to overcome them -Highlight the benefits of smoking cessation (5Rs approach) [13,14,15] -Reassess motivation and availability to initiate smoking cessation -Reassess anthropometric data and blood pressure -Schedule D-Day -After D-Day -Congratulate on success -Check for lapses -Assess nicotine withdrawal symptoms, major difficulties and adverse reactions to medication -Review lifestyles and strategies to overcome cigarette memory/cravings -Evaluate anthropometric data, blood pressure, carbon monoxide -Review the therapeutic plan; readjust if necessary
Last appointment (In the 12th month)	-Congratulate on success -Assess nicotine withdrawal symptoms -Highlight benefits and address relapse prevention strategies -Reassess anthropometric parameters, blood pressure and carbon monoxide levels
Telephone contact	-D-Day -Confirm smoking cessation and congratulate -Review adherence to the defined therapeutic care plan -Evaluate potential adverse reactions -Encourage abstinence -After D-Day -Confirm abstinence and congratulate -Evaluate difficulties in the process -Evaluate pharmacological therapy, if still present -Encourage the smoker to maintain abstinence, emphasizing the benefits