Failure to support the validity of the fagerstrom tolerance questionnaire as a measure of physiological tolerance to nicotine
1988; Elsevier BV; Volume: 13; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0306-4603(88)90030-5
ISSN1873-6327
AutoresThomas W. Lombardo, John R. Hughes, Jeffrey D. Fross,
Tópico(s)Behavioral Health and Interventions
ResumoWe tested the validity of the Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire as a measure of physiological tolerance to nicotine. Both clinical and laboratory studies found neither the total questionnaire score nor the individual questionnaire items were related to physiological tolerance as measured by heart rate, skin conductance, blood volume pulse, and skin temperature responses to smoking a cigarette. We hyphothesize the questionnaire measures behavioral dependence or perceived dependence rather than physical dependence.
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