[Evaluating tobacco dependance].
Good science needs good measurement instruments, and this is also true for the study of tobacco dependence. In this paper, we present and criticize the most frequently used instrument, the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence. This test, published 28 years ago, does not reflect current definitions of dependence. Several alternative approaches to the measurement of tobacco dependence are discussed, and more recent instruments are presented.
Etter
Jean-François
JF
Institut de médecine sociale et préventive, Faculté de médecine, Université de Genève, CMU, 1211 Genève 4. jean-francois.etter@imsp.unige.ch
D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology