Table 2

Revised informed choice framework; after Chapman and Liberman (2005)

	Modified informed choice framework
Active and unimpaired decision-making process required for informed choice	1. Active, conscious decision-making about whether to smoke, with consideration of long-term and immediate risks and benefits
	2. Decision is not made while cognitively impaired or under undue pressure
Knowledge and understanding required to demonstrate informed choice	3. Decision maker demonstrates adequate awareness and understanding of the following facets: i. Awareness that smoking increases health risks and is addictive ii. Awareness of the range of specific diseases caused by smoking iii. Appreciation of the meaning, severity, and probabilities of developing tobacco-related diseases and the benefits of quitting smoking iv. Understanding of the addictiveness of smoking, likelihood of continued smoking and probability of quit success and relapse v. Acceptance that the health and addiction risks outlined in i–iv apply personally
Environmental factors promoting informed choices	4. Absence of social and environmental influences facilitating smoking uptake will increase the likelihood that smoking follows an informed choice