Meneses-Gaya Izilda Carolina de, Zuardi Antonio Waldo, Loureiro Sonia Regina, Crippa José Alexandre de Souza
Department of Neurosciences and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
J Bras Pneumol. 2009 Jan;35(1):73-82. doi: 10.1590/s1806-37132009000100011.
The Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) is a screening instrument for physical nicotine dependence and is extensively used in various countries. The objective of the present report was to review articles related to the psychometric properties of the FTND.
A systematic search for articles published up through December of 2007 was carried out in various electronic databases. The following search terms were used: 'Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence'; 'FTND'; 'psychometric'; 'validity'; 'reliability'; 'feasibility'; and 'factors'. We included articles published in English, Spanish or Portuguese and in which the psychometric properties of the FTND were evaluated.
Twenty-six studies related to the psychometric properties of the FTND were identified in the indexed literature. Analysis of the studies confirmed the reliability of the FTND for the assessment of nicotine dependence in different settings and populations.
Further validation studies using previously validated instruments as a comparative measure are needed before the extensive use of the FTND can be justified on the basis of its psychometric qualities.
尼古丁依赖的法格斯特龙测试（FTND）是一种用于身体尼古丁依赖的筛查工具，在各国被广泛使用。本报告的目的是回顾与FTND心理测量特性相关的文章。
在各种电子数据库中对截至2007年12月发表的文章进行系统检索。使用了以下检索词：“尼古丁依赖的法格斯特龙测试”；“FTND”；“心理测量”；“效度”；“信度”；“可行性”；以及“因素”。我们纳入了以英文、西班牙文或葡萄牙文发表且评估了FTND心理测量特性的文章。
在索引文献中确定了26项与FTND心理测量特性相关的研究。对这些研究的分析证实了FTND在不同环境和人群中评估尼古丁依赖的可靠性。
在基于其心理测量质量广泛使用FTND之前，需要使用先前验证过的工具作为比较指标进行进一步的验证研究。
