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Assessing outcome in smoking cessation studies.

W F Velicer1, J O Prochaska, J S Rossi

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston 02881.

Psychological Bulletin
|January 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Evaluating smoking cessation outcomes requires careful selection of measurement tools. This review assesses self-report and biochemical validation methods, highlighting their strengths and limitations for accurately measuring abstinence.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Behavioral Science
  • Addiction Research

Background:

  • Accurate measurement of smoking cessation is crucial for evaluating intervention effectiveness.
  • Existing outcome measures include self-report and biochemical validation methods.
  • Controversies exist regarding the utility and accuracy of biochemical validation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and evaluate common outcome measures for smoking cessation.
  • To compare self-report measures with biochemical validation techniques.
  • To identify factors influencing the accuracy and applicability of these measures.

Main Methods:

  • Review of three self-report measures for smoking cessation.
  • Evaluation of three biochemical validation measures for smoking cessation.

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  • Analysis of factors affecting self-report accuracy (population type, intervention type, demand characteristics).

    • Main Results:

    • Point prevalence, prolonged abstinence, and continuous abstinence are key self-report metrics.
    • Biochemical assessments primarily measure point prevalence abstinence.
    • Factors like false positives, refusal rates, and intervention assessment impact biochemical validation decisions.

    Conclusions:

    • The choice of smoking cessation outcome measure involves trade-offs between self-report and biochemical validation.
    • Understanding limitations of each method is critical for accurate intervention assessment.
    • Further research may be needed to resolve controversies surrounding biochemical validation.