MEASURING DEGREE OF PHYSICAL-DEPENDENCE TO TOBACCO SMOKING WITH REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUALIZATION OF TREATMENT
MEASURING DEGREE OF PHYSICAL-DEPENDENCE TO TOBACCO SMOKING WITH REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUALIZATION OF TREATMENT
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DOI:
10.1016/0306-4603(78)90024-2
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
FAGERSTROM, KO
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作者:
FAGERSTROM, KO
The validity of the Tolerance Questionnaire, intended to measure physical dependence to nicotine, was tested in three experiments. The indicators of physical dependence employed in the three experiments were (1) A withdrawal response defined as change in body temperature. (2) Degree of acquired increase in tolerance defined as heart rate increase for regular smokers while smoking a cigarette and (3) Initial tolerance defined as heart rate increase for ex-smokers while smoking a cigarette. Significant correlations between physical dependence, as measured by the Tolerance Questionnaire, and degree of acquired increase in tolerance and the temperature withdrawal response was found. The results suggest that smokers' degree of physical dependence can be estimated. Its significance for individualizing smoking withdrawal treatment is subsequently discussed.