5As: Assess
Assess the level of risk associated with the health condition or behaviour and its relevance to the individual's readiness to change.
The table shows the various interventions Laura makes to assess things.
| Blood pressure awareness | Medicines adherence/management | Lifestyle modification |
| Assesses Steve's BP, and knowledge of BP and related health issues. | Assesses Steve's adherence to medicines. | Assesses Steve's level of nicotine dependence and motivation to quit. |
| Assesses the effect of new therapy by taking Shirley's BP reading. | Assesses Shirley's adherence to recently-initiated therapy. Assesses Shirley's need for further therapy changes and Shirley's ability to negotiate this. | |
| Assesses Tracey's BP measurement. | Assesses Tracey's motivation to quit smoking, and her level of nicotine dependence. Assesses Tracey's previous quit attempts. |