5 stages of a brief motivational interview: assessment (assessment of the patient’s behavior with the help of open-ended questions and with his consent); advice (recommendations for changing behavior; search and identification of client resources, identification of objections/doubts of the patient and search for resources to overcome them); coordination (designation together with the patient of his goals, for the achievement of which it is important to change behavior); assistance (assistance in acquiring the ability to change behavior: formulation or search for existing skills of patients to change behavior, increase in self-efficacy); Contract (organization of further monitoring: development of a plan and proposal for further actions).