title: Validation of the modified Fagerström tolerance questionnaire with salivary cotinine among adolescents.
abstract: This study was conducted to gain evidence of validity for a nicotine dependence measure for adolescent smokers. We hypothesized that the individual item responses and the total Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire (FTQ) score would be positively correlated with cotinine values. We examined the relationship between a seven-item modified FTQ and saliva continine among 131 adolescent volunteers in a smoking cessation program. As anticipated, the total FTQ score was related to saliva cotinine (r = .40, p < .01), as were six of the seven individual FTQ items (p < .05). Our findings provide preliminary evidence that the modified FTQ scale is valid and applicable to adolescent smokers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA. aprokhor@notes.mdacc.tmc.edu
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Prokhorov
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Moor
authors.forename: U E
authors.initials: UE
authors.lastname: Pallonen
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hudmon
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Koehly
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D003367:Cotinine / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D003367:Cotinine