ArticleAddiction science & clinical practice2012
Motivation rulers for smoking cessation: a prospective observational examination of construct and predictive validity.
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- The effect of motivational lung age feedback on short-term quit rates in smokers seeking intensive group treatment: A randomized controlled pilot study.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2015Trial
- Changes in risk perception following a smoking cessation intervention: the role of acculturation in a sample of Latino caregivers.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2014Trial
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backgroundAlthough popular clinically, the psychometric properties of motivation rulers for tobacco cessation are unknown. This study examined the psychometric properties of rulers assessing importance, readiness, and confidence in tobacco cessation.
methodsThis observational study of current smokers was conducted at 10 US emergency departments (EDs). Subjects were assessed during their ED visit (baseline) and reassessed two weeks later. We examined intercorrelations between the rulers as well as their construct and predictive validity. Hierarchical multinomial logistic regressions were used to examine the rulers' predictive ability after controlling for covariables.
resultsWe enrolled 375 subjects. The correlations between the three rulers ranged from 0.50 (between Important and Confidence) to 0.70 (between Readiness and Confidence); all were significant (p < 0.001). Individuals in the preparation stage displayed the highest motivation-ruler ratings (all rulers F 2, 363 ≥ 43; p < 0.001). After adjusting for covariables, each of the rulers significantly improved prediction of smoking behavior change. The strength of their predictive ability was on par with that of stage of change.
conclusionOur results provide preliminary support for the psychometric soundness of the importance, readiness, and confidence rulers.
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