Classifying a Smoker Scale in Adult Daily and Nondaily Smokers

Abstract

introduction: Smoker identity, or the strength of beliefs about oneself as a smoker, is a robust marker of smoking behavior. However, many nondaily smokers do not identify as smokers, underestimating their risk for tobacco-related disease and resulting in missed intervention opportunities. Assessing underlying beliefs about characteristics used to classify smokers may help explain the discrepancy between smoking behavior and smoker identity. This study examines the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Classifying a Smoker scale among a racially diverse sample of adult smokers.

Reasons for Smoking Among Tri-Ethnic Daily and Nondaily Smokers

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“…Quotas for the number of participants by smoking level were 1,200 for nondaily smokers, 600 for light daily smokers, and 600 for moderate to heavy daily smokers. The final study sample consisted of 2,376 participants, which is described in detail in Pulvers et al (2013).…”

A randomized clinical trial of counseling and nicotine replacement therapy for treatment of African American non-daily smokers: Design, accrual, and baseline characteristics

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Efficacy of the Oestrogen Antagonist Tamoxifen on Sperm Parameters in Patients with Idiopathic Oligoathenoteratozoospermia

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“…Regarding the smoking intensity we had information on 5 patients. Of these, 3 out of 5 patients (60%) were non-daily smokers (> 1 cigarette per day on 4-24 days in the past 30 days) and 2 out of 5 patients (40%) were light daily smokers (≤10 cigarettes per day), none of the patients was a moderate to heavy daily smoker (> 10 cigarettes per day) [12]. The median testicular volume that was measured via ultrasound analysis was 12 mL (8-20), Table 3.…”