Proportion of Nicotine Dependence Among High School Students Using Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence and Correlated Factors

Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence

Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence

Reliability of the Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire and the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence.

The purpose of this study was to assess the test-retest stability of the Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire (FTQ) in two samples: (a) paid subjects in an American laboratory; data were collected via telephone screen and subsequently via questions embedded in a written history; and (b) smokers hospitalized for depression in Paris; data were collected via a written questionnaire upon admission an...

Psychometric properties of the Iranian version of the fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence and of heaviness of smoking index

The most widely used tests for measuring nicotine dependence is the Fagerstom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND). The Heaviness of smoking index (HSI) is a shorter version of FTND. The current study aimed to asses the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the FTND and HSI for Iranian smokers. This was a descriptive- correlational study. The validity of instrument was evaluated. The...

Smoking Index, Cigarettes Smoked and the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence in Malaysians

The level of nicotine dependence is important in assessing the effectiveness of smoking prevention and control programmes ( Breslau et al., 2001) There are several scales available for measuring addiction level such as the Fagerström Tolerance of Nicotine Dependence (FTND) (Heatherton et al., 1991) , the Cigarette Dependence Scale (CDS) ( Etter, 2005) and the Nicotine Dependence Syndrome Scale ...