Measuring cigarette dependence: a comparison of two scales in two different groups of smokers
Autor/a
Fu, Marcela
Carnicer-Pont, Dolors
Castellano, Yolanda
Ballbè, Montse
Sureda Llull, Francisca
Raich, Antonia
Martínez-Sánchez, Jose M
Martinez, Cristina
Baena, Antoni
Riccobene, Anna
Enríquez Mestre, Marta
Fernández, Esteve
Data de publicació
2022ISSN
2459-3087
Resum
Introduction: The Fagerström Test for Cigarette Dependence (FTCD) and the Cigarette Dependence Scale (CDS) are usually used to assess cigarette dependence in clinical- and population-based studies. Our objective was to compare these two scales within groups of smokers from both contexts. Methods: The study was observational with smokers from a representative sample of the adult general population (n=188) and smokers attending a smoking cessation clinic in Barcelona, Spain (n=759). The FTCD and the CDS-5 (short version of 5 items) were used to assess cigarette dependence. We compared the standardized median scores obtained with both scales within each group of smokers by selected variables. To this aim, we re-scaled the scores of both scales to allow their comparison and assess their correlation within both groups. Results: The scores obtained with both scales were highly correlated within both groups of smokers (p<0.001), indicating good agreement in the assessment of cigarette dependence. Nevertheless, higher standardized CDS-5 scores were observed more frequently in the population group overall (3.9 vs FTCD score=3.7, p=0.001), among women (4.5 vs 4.2; p<0.001), in the youngest group of smokers (3.9 vs 3.2; p<0.007) and in light smokers (time to the first cigarette >60 min; 1.7 vs 1.1; p<0.001). Conclusions: While the CDS-5 scored higher more frequently in the population group, the FTCD scored higher more frequently in the clinical group. These differences should be considered when designing either clinical- or populationbased studies.
Tipus de document
Article
Versió del document
Versió publicada
Llengua
English
Matèries (CDU)
61 - Medicina
Paraules clau
Dependència del cigarret
Nicotina
Dependència de la població general
Entorn clínic
Prova de Fagerström
Cigarret
Escala de dependència
Adicció
Cessament serveis sanitaris
Estudi de tabaquisme
Estudi clínic
Basat en la població
Dependencia del cigarrillo
Nicotina
Dependencia población general
Entorno clínico
Prueba de Fagerström
Cigarrillo
Escala de dependencia
Adiccion
Servicios de salud para dejar de fumar
Estudio de tabaquismo
Estudio clínico
Basado en la población
Cigarette dependence
Nicotine
Dependence general population
Clinical setting
Fagerström test
Cigarette
Dependence scale
Addiction
Cessation health services
Smoking study
Clinical study
Population based
Pàgines
8
Publicat per
European Publishing
Col·lecció
8
Publicat a
Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
Citació
Fu, Marcela; Carnicer-Pont, Dolors; Castellano, Yolanda [et al.]. Measuring cigarette dependence: a comparison of two scales in two different groups of smokers. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 2022, 8, p. 1-8. Disponible en: <http://www.tobaccopreventioncessation.com/Measuring-cigarette-dependence-A-comparison-of-two-scales-in-two-different-groups,146714,0,2.html>. Fecha de acceso: 6 jul 2022. DOI: 10.18332/tpc/146714
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