Self-reported smoking and measurement of expired air carbon monoxide in a clinical treatment.
In this study was evaluated the relationship between self-reported smoking rate and expired air carbon monoxide in 208 smokers who had attended a behavioral program for smoking cessation. A close relationship between carbon monoxide levels and self-reports was found at the end of treatment and in all follow-ups (6 and 12 mo.), around 100% concordance. Thus, support was found for the use of an expired air carbon monoxide measure as a valid and easy way of corroborating self-report data when required.
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University of Santiago de Compostela, Facultad de Psicología, Departamento de Psicología Clínica y Psicobiología, Spain. pcelisar@usc.es
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D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001944:Breath Tests; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012907:Smoking / Q000097:blood / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014342:Truth Disclosure
D002248:Carbon Monoxide