[Detection of nicotine dependence in different age groups].

Abstract

The work discusses the usefulness of different diagnostics tests helpful in nicotine dependence diagnosis in relation to patients age. The Hooked on Nicotine Checklist (HONC) test proved to be the most useful for the group of teenagers whereas for adults the CAGE questionnaire, the Four C test, the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) and Heaviness of Smoking Index (HIS) gave the best results. In the elderly people age group the limits of FTND and HIS test were pointed out.

• Authors: Andrzej Gerstenkorn, Małgorzata Suwała
• Journal: Przeglad lekarski (Przegl Lek) Vol. 66 Issue 10 Pg. 745-9 ( 2009) ISSN: 0033-2240 [Print] Poland
• Vernacular Title: Wykrywanie uzaleznienia od tytoniu w róznych grupach wieku.
• PMID: 20301928 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Age Factors
• Aged
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Poland
• Population Surveillance (methods)
• Surveys and Questionnaires (classification)
• Tobacco Use Disorder (diagnosis)
• Young Adult