title: Screening for smoking in a general hospital: scale validation, indicators of prevalence, and comorbidity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study aims to conduct a psychometric study of the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) and to assess the prevalence, sociodemographic profile, and psychiatric comorbidities of smokers in a general hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred sixty-four inpatients were elegible for inclusion in the study and assessed with Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV (Module E), Patient Health Questionnaire, Fast Alcohol Screening Test, and FTND.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cut-off note two of the FTND is the most adequate to identify tobacco abuse/dependence (sensibility: 0.59-0.76). The reliability was estimated to be 0.68-0.96. A 44% rate of tobacco abuser/dependent patients was detected, with a 28% rate of psychiatric comorbidity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Detection of the smoking habits at the time of hospitalization can be opportune, favoring the planning and the beginning of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences and Behavior, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto/São Paulo, Brazil. flaliosorio@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Flávia de Lima
authors.initials: Fde L
authors.lastname: Osório
authors.forename: Ana Carolina Franco
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: José Alexandre de Souza
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Crippa
authors.forename: Sonia Regina
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Loureiro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000451:nursing*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D061845:Smoke-Free Policy; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D055815:Young Adult