title: A new nicotine dependence score and a new scale assessing patient comfort during smoking cessation treatment.
abstract: Smoking is considered the leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality. The pharmacological management of nicotine withdrawal syndrome enables better cessation rates. In our smoking cessation program, we have developed a data collection system, which includes two new instruments: a score that assesses nicotine dependence in smokers of < 10 cigarettes/day; and a patient comfort scale to be used during smoking cessation treatment. Here, we describe the two instruments, both of which are still undergoing validation.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Tratamento do Tabagismo Área de Cardiologia Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. jaquelineissa@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Jaqueline Scholz
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Issa
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000592:standards; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy*