Comparing the predictive validity of five cigarette dependence questionnaires

Courvoisier, Delphine; Etter, Jean-François

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.09.011

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English

Comparing the predictive validity of five cigarette dependence questionnaires

ContributorsCourvoisier, Delphine

; Etter, Jean-François

Published inDrug and alcohol dependence, vol. 107, no. 2-3, p. 128-133

Publication date2010

Abstract

To determine whether the long and short versions of the Cigarette Dependence Scale (CDS), the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND), the Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI) and the Nicotine Dependence Syndrome Scale (NDSS) predicted smoking abstinence.

Keywords

Adult
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Surveys
Humans
Internet
Male
Nicotine/toxicity
Predictive Value of Tests
Psychometrics
Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results
Smoking/psychology
Smoking Cessation/psychology
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome/diagnosis/psychology
Switzerland
Time Factors
Tobacco Use Disorder/diagnosis/psychology/rehabilitation

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de santé globale

Research groups

Programme de recherche sur le tabagisme (117)

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COURVOISIER, Delphine, ETTER, Jean-François. Comparing the predictive validity of five cigarette dependence questionnaires. In: Drug and alcohol dependence, 2010, vol. 107, n° 2-3, p. 128–133. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.09.011

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PID : unige:25709
DOI : 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.09.011
PMID : 19926407

Journal ISSN0376-8716

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Comparing the predictive validity of five cigarette dependence questionnaires

To determine whether the long and short versions of the Cigarette Dependence Scale (CDS), the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND), the Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI) and the Nicotine Dependence Syndrome Scale (NDSS) predicted smoking abstinence.

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