Relation between the Tolerance Questionnaire (Nicotine Dependence) and Assessment of Carbon Monoxide in Smokers Who Participated in Treatment for Smoking

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ID13655555
AuthorsElisardo Becoña (0000-0002-6639-3834, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, corresponding author), María Pilar Alfageme García (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), M PILAR GARCIA (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)
Year1995
Volume77
Issue3_suppl
Pages1299-1304
Publication date1995-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1995.77.3f.1299
PMID8643795
OpenAlexW1975097097
LanguageEN
References cited10

It is very important to have objective measurements of nicotine dependence or tobacco addiction, especially in the treatment of smokers. The most utilized physiological assessment is the carbon monoxide (one of the components of tobacco smoke) in expired air. A noninvasive measure of nicotine dependence is the Fagerström's Tolerance Questionnaire. In our study we compared responses on the Tolerance Questionnaire of 217 smokers who participated in a treatment to stop smoking and also measurements of carbon monoxide in expired air (evaluated with a Mini Smokerlyzer EC-50). Analysis showed the utility of the Tolerance Questionnaire in the discrimination of number of cigarettes smoked prior to and after treatment and at follow-up

Addiction · Expired air · Nicotine · Nicotine Addiction · Nicotine dependence · Psychiatry · Smoke · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Chemistry · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation

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