ArticleAddictive behaviors2013
Utility of biochemical verification of tobacco cessation in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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- Smoking Cessation among Low-Socioeconomic Status and Disadvantaged Population Groups: A Systematic Review of Research Output.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Pooled it
- A smoking cessation intervention for rural veterans tailored to individual risk factors: A multicenter randomized clinical trial.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Trial
- Smoking Behaviors Among Tobacco-Using Parents of Hospitalized Children and Association With Child Cotinine Level.Hospital pediatrics · 2021Trial
- An individually-tailored smoking cessation intervention for rural Veterans: a pilot randomized trial.BMC public health · 2016Trial
- Evaluation of a Web-based tailored intervention (TAVIE en santé) to support people living with HIV in the adoption of health promoting behaviours: an online randomized controlled trial protocol.BMC public health · 2015Trial
- Web-enhanced tobacco tactics with telephone support versus 1-800-QUIT-NOW telephone line intervention for operating engineers: randomized controlled trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2014Trial
- Training a Smoking Status Probabilistic Model Using Cotinine Levels in a Large Claims Database.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Article
- Role of biochemical markers as adjuncts to the Fagerström test in evaluating nicotine dependence: A retrospective observational study.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2026Article
- Robust tobacco smoking self-report in two cohorts: pregnant women or men and women living with or without HIV.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Smoking quit rates among patients receiving pharmacotherapy who received general practitioner counselling versus intensive counselling: a retrospective cohort study.BMC primary care · 2022Article
- Do Daily Compensatory Health Beliefs Predict Intention to Quit and Smoking Behavior? A Daily Diary Study during Smoking Cessation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The HUD smoke-free rule: Perceptions of residents post-implementation.Preventive medicine reports · 2020Article
- Biochemical Verification of Tobacco Use and Abstinence: 2019 Update.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2020Review
- Smoking Cessation among Female and Male Veterans before and after a Randomized Trial of Proactive Outreach.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health · 2019Article
- A novel and remote biochemical verification method of smoking abstinence: Predictors of participant compliance.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2018Article
- Planning a Change Easily (PACE): A randomized controlled trial for smokers who are not ready to quit.Contemporary clinical trials · 2018Article
- Feasibility and Acceptability of a Text Message-Based Smoking Cessation Program for Young Adults in Lima, Peru: Pilot Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2017Article
- Implementing smoking cessation guidelines for hospitalized Veterans: Cessation results from the VA-BEST trial.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2017Article
- Evaluation of a Web-Based Tailored Nursing Intervention (TAVIE en m@rche) Aimed at Increasing Walking After an Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol.JMIR research protocols · 2017Article
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Abstract
Research on the validity of self-report tobacco use has varied by the population studied and has yet to be examined among smokers serviced by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors of returning a biochemical urine test and the specificity and sensitivity of self-reported tobacco use status compared to biochemical verification. This was a sub-analysis of the larger Tobacco Tactics research study, a pre-/post-non-randomized control design study to implement and evaluate a smoking cessation intervention in three large VA hospitals. Inpatient smokers completed baseline demographic, health history and tobacco use measures. Patients were sent a follow-up survey at six-months to assess tobacco use and urine cotinine levels. A total of 645 patients returned six-month surveys of which 578 also returned a urinary cotinine strip at six-months. Multivariate analysis of the predictors of return rate revealed those more likely to return biochemical verification of their smoking status were younger, more likely to be thinking about quitting smoking, have arthritis, and less likely to have heart disease. The sensitivity and specificity of self-report tobacco use were 97% (95% confidence interval=0.95-0.98) and 93% (95% confidence interval=0.84-0.98) respectively. The misclassification rate among self-reported quitters was 21%. The misclassification rate among self-reported tobacco users was 1%. The sensitivity and specificity of self-report tobacco use were high among veteran smokers, yet among self-report quitters that misclassification rate was high at 21% suggesting that validating self-report tobacco measures is warranted in future studies especially in populations that are prone to misclassification.
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