Exploring brief measures of nicotine dependence for epidemiological surveys

Jose De Leon; Francisco J. Diaz; Elisardo Becoña; Manuel Gurpegui; Dolores Jurado; Ana Gonzalez-Pinto

doi:10.1016/S0306-4603(02)00264-2

Exploring brief measures of nicotine dependence for epidemiological surveys

Jose De Leon, Francisco J. Diaz, Elisardo Becoña, Manuel Gurpegui, Dolores Jurado, Ana Gonzalez-Pinto

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Abstract

A score≥6 in the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND), identifying high nicotine dependence, was compared with three briefer classifications: (1) Item 4: heavy smoking (more than 30 cigarettes per day); (2) Item 1: high early smoking (smoking within 30 min of waking up); and (3) a score≥4 by combining Items 1 and 4. The FTND scores from 1642 smokers from five samples in the US and Spain were analyzed. Heavy smoking had low sensitivity. High early smoking had low specificity. A score≥4 by combining Items 1 and 4 had relatively good sensitivity (94%) and specificity (88%). Researchers needing definition of nicotine dependence briefer than FTND may want to only use Items 1 and 4 of FTND with a cutting score≥4.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1481-1486
Number of pages	6
Journal	Addictive Behaviors
Volume	28
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0306-4603(02)00264-2
State	Published - Oct 2003

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Funding Information:
Mr. Diaz is an Associate Instructor in Statistics at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Mr. Diaz's salary was partly supported by a grant from the Kentucky Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (to Jose de Leon). Margaret T. Susce, R.N., M.L.T. helped in editing this article. Please see original publications for acknowledgments and a complete list of people who helped with data collection.

Keywords

Epidemiology
Nicotine dependence
Scales
Smoking

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Clinical Psychology
Toxicology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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