Withdrawal Symptom, Treatment Mechanism, and/or Side Effect? Developing an Explicit Measurement Model for Smoking Cessation Research.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Assessment of withdrawal symptoms, treatment mechanisms, and side effects is central to understanding and improving smoking cessation interventions. Though each domain is typically assessed separately with widely used questionnaires to separately assess each domain (eg, Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale = withdrawal; Questionnaire of Smoking Urges-Brief = craving; Positive and Negative Affect Schedule = affect; symptom checklist = side effects), there are substantial problems with this implicit "one questionnaire equals one construct" measurement model, including item overlap across questionnaires. This study sought to clarify the number and nature of constructs assessed during smoking cessation by developing an explicit measurement model.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Tonkin SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7164574 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature