Development of a new craving index for anticipating quitting smoking in patients who undergo the Japanese smoking cessation therapy.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:The 10-item version of the Questionnaire of Smoking Urges (QSU-brief) has demonstrated excellent reliability. However, the QSU-brief may be too long to use in clinical settings. We developed a new craving index called the Tobacco Craving Index (TCI) and investigated how closely the TCI grade is associated with success of quitting smoking in Japanese smoking cessation therapy (SCT) patients. METHODS:The TCI questionnaire consists of two items: the first question asks about the strength of tobacco craving on a 4-point scale, and the second question asks about the frequency of tobacco craving per day on a 4-point scale. We conducted a prospective cohort study of 85 participants who underwent the Japanese SCT at a Japanese smoking cessation clinic. We administered the QSU-brief an

SUBMITTER: Taniguchi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6903806 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature