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Table 4 Overview of Psychometric Findings for Measures of Smoking Cessation

From: Assessing the evidence on the differential impact of menthol versus non-menthol cigarette use on smoking cessation in the U.S. population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 

Statistical reliability indicator ≥ 0.70?

Statistical Validity Indicator?

External (Population) Validity?

Overall Psychometric Rating

Both Genders

By Age

[Criterion, Predictive, Convergent]

Both Genders

By Age

Scale or Measure

Adults

Youth

Behavioral

Bio-chemical

Cessation

Adults

Youth

Duration of abstinence

Yes [9, 72, 73]

N/A

N/A

Yes [74]

No

N/A

Yes [9]

N/A

N/A

A

Quit attempts

 Any quit attempts

Yes [75, 76]

N/A

N/A

No

No

N/A

No

N/A

N/A

A

 Number of quit attempts per person

Yes [73, 76]

N/A

N/A

Yes [76]

No

N/A

No

N/A

N/A

Rate of abstinence/quitting

 Point/period prevalence abstinence (PPA)

Yes [77,78,79]

N/A

N/A

No

Yes [80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87]

N/A

No

N/A

N/A

A

 Prolonged abstinence (PA)

No

N/A

N/A

Yes [85,86,87,88,89]

No

N/A

Yes

N/A

N/A

 Former smoker vs. current smoker

No

N/A

N/A

No

No

N/A

No

N/A

N/A

 Menthol cigarette use prior to quitting

No

N/A

N/A

No

No

N/A

No

N/A

N/A

Change in smoking quantity/frequency

Yes [72,73,74,75,76, 79, 86, 90,91,92,93,94,95]

N/A

N/A

Yes [74, 79, 80, 92, 93, 96]

Yes [79, 80, 93, 96]

N/A

Yes [79, 80]

N/A

N/A

A

Return to smoking/relapse

Yes [73]

N/A

N/A

No

No

N/A

No

N/A

N/A

I

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