Verification of adolescent self-reported smoking
| Autor: | Jukka Kentala, Kimmo Pahkala, Kari Mattila, Pekka Utriainen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Dental practice medicine.medical_specialty Self Disclosure Adolescent Smoking habit media_common.quotation_subject Medicine (miscellaneous) Toxicology Dental examinations Expired air Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine Saliva media_common business.industry Smoking Carbon Dioxide Surgery Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Breath Tests Adolescent Behavior Female Health education Habit business Biomarkers Thiocyanates Adolescent smoking Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Addictive Behaviors. 29:405-411 |
| ISSN: | 0306-4603 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.addbeh.2003.08.012 |
| Popis: | Smoking and the validity of information obtained on it is often questioned in view of the widespread belief that adolescents tend to under- or overreport the habit. The aim here was to verify smoking habits as reported in a questionnaire given in conjunction with dental examinations by asking participants directly whether they smoked or not and performing biochemical measurements of thiocyanate in the saliva and carbon monoxide in the expired air. The series consisted of 150 pupils in the ninth grade (age 15 years). The reports in the questionnaires seemed to provide a reliable estimate of adolescent smoking, the sensitivity of the method being 81–96%, specificity 77–95%. Biochemical verification or control of smoking proved needless in normal dental practice. Accepting information offered by the patient provides a good starting point for health education and work motivating and supporting of self-directed breaking of the habit. |
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