title: A short form of the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence and the Heaviness of Smoking Index in two adult population samples.
abstract: Few data exist about the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) and the Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI) from population samples. The goal was to prove to what degree (1) a reduced item solution of the FTND and (2) the HSI represent the FTND. Two randomized adult population samples were used from northern Germany. Sample 1 included 1462 and sample 2 included 1042 current daily cigarette smokers aged 20-64 years with FTND data. The results show that four items of the FTND as well as the HSI represent the FTND. It is concluded that both are valid measures of the urge to smoke and the tobacco-smoke-seeking behavior.
authors.affiliation: Medical Faculty, Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Greifswald, W.-Rathenau-Strasse 48, 17487, Germany. ujohn@uni-greifswald.de
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schumann
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hapke
authors.forename: H-J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Rumpf
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alte
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lüdemann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011594:Psychometrics; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology