Standardizing questionnaire items for the assessment of waterpipe tobacco use in epidemiological studies
Standardizing questionnaire items for the assessment of waterpipe tobacco use in epidemiological studies
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DOI：
10.1016/j.puhe.2004.08.002
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发表时间：
2005-05-01
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影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
Eissenberg, T
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作者：
Maziak, W;Ward, KD;Eissenberg, T
吸烟流行监测的经验教训表明，对流行病学研究的标准化措施和工具缺乏足够的重视，对我们评估世界范围内吸烟的空间和长期趋势的能力产生了不利影响。水烟斗吸烟是另一种有害的烟草使用形式，正在全世界流行，东地中海地区的社会受影响最大。几个研究小组目前正在调查EMR中不同人群中水烟的流行病学。初步证据表明，与成年人吸烟时观察到的使用模式不同，水烟斗吸烟的特点主要是间歇性和社会性使用。因此，许多传统上被用来研究成年吸烟者的使用模式和依赖性的指标，对水烟斗吸烟没有提供信息。因此，有必要制定标准化措施和术语，以评估不同人群中水烟的流行病学情况。由于对水烟斗吸烟的监测尚处于初级阶段，制定协商一致的措施应有助于启动有效的监测，以指导公众对这一新出现的流行病作出反应。(C)2004年皇家公共卫生研究所。爱思唯尔有限公司出版。保留所有权利。
Lessons from surveillance of the smoking epidemic show that the lack of adequate attention to standardizing measures and instruments for epidemiological studies has negatively influenced our ability to assess spatial and secular trends in smoking worldwide.Waterpipe smoking, another hazardous form of tobacco use, is gaining popularity worldwide, with societies in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) being most affected. Several research groups are currently investigating the epidemiology of waterpipe smoking among various populations in the EMR. Initial evidence shows that in contrast to usage patterns observed in adult cigarette smoking, waterpipe smoking is characterized mainly by intermittent and social use. As such, many measures that have been traditionally used for the study of usage patterns and dependence among adult cigarette smokers are uninformative for waterpipe smoking. Thus, the need to develop standardized measures and terminology for assessment of the epidemiology of waterpipe smoking in different populations is of paramount importance. As the monitoring of waterpipe smoking is in its infancy, the development of consensus measures should facilitate the initiation of effective surveillance that can guide public health response to this emerging epidemic. (c) 2004 The Royal Institute of Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.