Modified Fagerstrom Test For Nicotine Dependence

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Modified fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence. It contains six items that evaluate the quantity of cigarette consumption the compulsion to use and dependence. The recommendation is that as the level of dependence increases the patient s need to be referred for nicotine replacement therapy increases. Adolescent nicotine dependence measuring by the modified fagerström tolerance questionnaire at two time points. The instrument uses a 5 point likert scale for all seven items except for one item on smoking during the first two hours of the day.

The test was designed to provide an ordinal measure of nicotine dependence related to cigarette smoking. Br j addict 1991 86 1119 27. Prokhorov et al 1998 is an adapted version of a scale originally designed to assess behavioral indicators of physical dependence on nicotine among adult smokers ftq. A revision of the fagerström tolerance questionnaire.

The modified fagerstrom tolerance questionnaire mftq. Measuring nicotine dependence among high risk adolescent smokers. In scoring the fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence yes no items are scored from 0 to 1 and multiple choice items are. The test was designed to provide an ordinal measure of nicotine dependence related to cigarette smoking.

1 it is used to detect and diagnose the nicotine addiction and dependence. Modified fagerström test for nicotine dependence. Published two modified versions of the fagerström tolerance questionnaire. P the fagerström test for nicotine dependence is a standard instrument for assessing the intensity of physical addiction to nicotine.

Fagerstrom test is a questionnaire originally prepared by karl olov fagerström in late 20th century and was modified by todd heatherton et al. While measures of nicotine dependence have been developed and validated for cigarette smokers fagerstrom 1978 heatherton et al 1991 heatherton et al 1989 few nicotine dependence measures have been evaluated for research and clinical use among smokeless tobacco st users in 1995 boyle et al. Prokhorov av pallonen ue fava jl ding l niaura r. The fagerström test for nicotine dependence.