Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; University of Pennsylvania-Rutgers University Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; University of Pennsylvania-Rutgers University Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 May 1;234:109397. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109397. Epub 2022 Mar 8.
Subjective ratings are inconsistently associated with behavioral outcomes such as tobacco use and there is no current standard. The Cigarette Ratings Scale is an ideal measure for further evaluation because it has been widely used in tobacco regulatory science and tobacco industry research.
This study investigated the construct validity of the Cigarette Ratings Scale and associations with tobacco use and product feature outcomes.
Using secondary analysis of baseline data from five research trials, we conducted an exploratory factor analysis in one sample and validated the factor solution in a second sample. We then examined the relationship of the averaged subscales with tobacco outcomes and cigarette product features among current adult cigarette smokers (N = 752) who smoked ≥ 5 cigarettes daily for ≥ 5 years.
The results supported a three-factor solution: 1. Product harshness evaluation, 2. Smoking satisfaction, and 3. Positive sensory experience. Multivariable general linear models indicated that cigarettes per day was associated with a lower harshness rating b = -0.29 (95% CI: -0.51, -0.07) and higher positive sensory experience b = 0.32 (95% CI: 0.08, 0.56). FTND average dependence scores were associated with a more positive sensory experience b = 1.08 (95% CI: 0.28, 1.89). CO boost was associated with smoking satisfaction b = 0.77 (95% CI: 0.30, 1.26).
The Cigarette Ratings Scale subscales were primarily associated with behavioral outcomes, biological exposure, and nicotine dependence. This can help addiction efforts to determine how subjective evaluations of tobacco products relate to use behaviors.
主观评价与吸烟等行为结果的关联性不一致，目前尚无标准。香烟评价量表是进一步评估的理想工具，因为它已广泛应用于烟草监管科学和烟草行业研究。
本研究旨在调查香烟评价量表的结构效度及其与吸烟和产品特征结果的关联。
利用五项研究试验的基线数据进行二次分析，在一个样本中进行探索性因素分析，并在第二个样本中验证该因素解决方案。然后，我们考察了平均子量表与当前成年吸烟者（每天吸烟≥5 支且≥5 年）的烟草结局和香烟产品特征之间的关系（N=752）。
结果支持三因素解决方案：1.产品刺激性评价，2.吸烟满意度，3.积极感官体验。多变量一般线性模型表明，每日吸烟量与更低的刺激性评分（b=-0.29，95%CI：-0.51，-0.07）和更高的积极感官体验评分（b=0.32，95%CI：0.08，0.56）相关。FTND 平均依赖评分与更积极的感官体验评分（b=1.08，95%CI：0.28，1.89）相关。CO 提升与吸烟满意度评分（b=0.77，95%CI：0.30，1.26）相关。
香烟评价量表的子量表主要与行为结果、生物暴露和尼古丁依赖相关。这有助于成瘾研究确定对烟草产品的主观评价与使用行为之间的关系。
