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Harrell PT, Brandon TH, Stark SE, Simmons VN, Barnett TE, Quinn GP, Chun S. Measuring vaping-related expectancies in young adults: Psychometric evaluation of the Electronic Nicotine Vaping Outcomes (ENVO) scale. Drug Alcohol Depend 2023; 246:109861. [PMID: 37028105 PMCID: PMC10187827 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Electronic cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco products by young adults. Measures of beliefs about outcomes of use (i.e., expectancies) can be helpful in predicting use, as well as informing and evaluating interventions to impact use. METHODS We surveyed young adult students (N = 2296, Mean age=20.0, SD=1.8, 64 % female, 34 % White) from a community college, a historically black university, and a state university. Students answered ENDS expectancy items derived from focus groups and expert panel refinement using Delphi methods. Factor Analysis and Item Response Theory (IRT) methods were used to understand relevant factors and identify useful items. RESULTS A 5-factor solution [Positive Reinforcement (consists of Stimulation, Sensorimotor, and Taste subthemes, α = .92), Negative Consequences (Health Risks and Stigma, α = .94), Negative Affect Reduction (α = .95), Weight Control (α = .92), and Addiction (α = .87)] fit the data well (CFI=0.95; TLI=0.94; RMSEA=0.05) and was invariant across subgroups. Factors were significantly correlated with relevant vaping measures, including vaping susceptibility and lifetime vaping. Hierarchical linear regression demonstrated factors were significant predictors of lifetime vaping after controlling for demographics, vaping ad exposure, and peer/family vaping. IRT analyses indicated that individual items tended to be related to their underlying constructs (a parameters ranged from 1.26 to 3.18) and covered a relatively wide range of the expectancies continuum (b parameters ranged from -0.72 to 2.47). CONCLUSIONS A novel ENDS expectancy measure appears to be a reliable measure for young adults with promising results in the domains of concurrent validity, incremental validity, and IRT characteristics. This tool may be helpful in predicting use and informing future interventions. IMPLICATIONS Findings provide support for the future development of computerized adaptive testing of vaping beliefs. Expectancies appear to play a role in vaping similar to smoking and other substance use. Public health messaging should target expectancies to modify young adult vaping behavior.
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- Paul T Harrell
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Community Health & Research, Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS), Norfolk, VA, USA; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, EVMS, Norfolk, VA, USA.
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA; Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA; Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Tran DD, Davis JP, Atieh T, Pedersen ER, Tucker JS. Mental health correlates of quitting cigarette smoking in youth experiencing homelessness. Addict Behav 2022; 130:107289. [PMID: 35228020 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Smoking prevalence among youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) is three times higher than smoking prevalence among the general population. Many YEH who smoke are interested in quitting smoking, but also report smoking to cope with mental health symptoms. Research on factors that facilitate or impede successful smoking cessation among YEH is limited. This study examined mental health correlates (i.e., anxiety and depression symptoms) of quitting-related factors (i.e., quit attempts, perceived barriers to quitting) and whether smoking to cope moderates these relationships among this vulnerable population. The sample consisted of 77 YEH cigarette smokers between the ages of 18-25 who were interested in quitting. Participants completed a survey assessing various behavioral and cognitive factors related to tobacco use. Analyzing two separate models, hierarchical negative binomial and hierarchical linear regression were used to examine hypothesized correlates of the number of past year quit attempts and perceived barriers to quitting. Smoking to cope moderated the relationships of depression with past year quit attempts and perceived barriers to quitting. Those high in depression and smoking to cope had the fewest number of quit attempts and reported the greatest perceived barriers. Anxiety symptoms were not significantly associated with quit attempts or perceived barriers. Smoking cessation interventions that address using smoking to cope with mental health symptoms may be important for YEH with depression.
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Teague TT, Debian A, Kokonda M, Malhotra S, Arentson-Lantz E, Shaib F, Nowakowski S. Longitudinal Analysis Evaluating Self-Reported CPAP Use for OSA during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Brain Sci 2022; 12:brainsci12020131. [PMID: 35203895 PMCID: PMC8870344 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12020131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but CPAP adherence remains suboptimal. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered sleep medicine services and aspects of daily living for sleep medicine patients, which may further compromise CPAP adherence. Sleep medicine patients were distributed an online survey at baseline and six months later (January–May 2021). Participants answered questions regarding CPAP use (any changes in CPAP use, sleep quality with CPAP use, CPAP use as advised, and changes in daily habits). Eighty-one adults completed the baseline survey, and 54 adults completed the follow-up survey. Twenty-seven participants reported a diagnosis of OSA and were prescribed CPAP (mean age 58 ± 18.2 years, 48% female, 67% Caucasian). Longitudinal analysis with chi-square association testing showed significant changes in CPAP use as advised and significant improvements in sleep quality with CPAP use when comparing the baseline to six-month follow-up survey. Additionally, logistic regression was performed to determine if pre-pandemic sleep study results (apnea-hypopnea index and respiratory disturbance index) predicted self-reported CPAP use during the pandemic, though no association was found. Throughout the pandemic, sleep medicine patients improved their CPAP use as advised and reported significant improvements in sleep quality with CPAP use.
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- Taylor Torrence Teague
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (T.T.T.); (A.D.); (M.K.); (S.M.); (F.S.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (T.T.T.); (A.D.); (M.K.); (S.M.); (F.S.)
- Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77021, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (T.T.T.); (A.D.); (M.K.); (S.M.); (F.S.)
- Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77021, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (T.T.T.); (A.D.); (M.K.); (S.M.); (F.S.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Nutrition & Metabolism, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA;
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (T.T.T.); (A.D.); (M.K.); (S.M.); (F.S.)
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (T.T.T.); (A.D.); (M.K.); (S.M.); (F.S.)
- Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77021, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-(409)-539-0230
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Tucker JS, Pedersen ER, Linnemayr S, Shadel WG, DeYoreo M, Zutshi R. A text message intervention for quitting cigarette smoking among young adults experiencing homelessness: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Addict Sci Clin Pract 2020; 15:11. [PMID: 32075695 PMCID: PMC7031942 DOI: 10.1186/s13722-020-00187-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cigarette smoking is much more prevalent among young people experiencing homelessness than in the general population of adolescents and young adults. Although many young homeless smokers are motivated to quit, there are no empirically-evaluated smoking cessation programs for this population. It is important that any such program address the factors known to be associated with quitting-related outcomes among homeless young people, to provide ongoing support in a way that accommodates the mobility of this population, and does not rely on scarce service provider resources for its delivery. The objective of this project is to develop and pilot test a text messaging-based intervention (TMI), as an adjunct to brief cessation counseling and provision of nicotine patches, to help homeless young people who want to quit smoking. METHODS/DESIGN This pilot study will utilize a cluster cross-over randomized controlled design with up to 80 current smokers who desire to quit and are recruited from three drop-in centers serving young people experiencing homelessness in the Los Angeles area. All participants will be provided with a minimum standard of care: a 30-min group-based smoking cessation counseling session and free nicotine replacement. Half of these smokers will then also receive the TMI, as an adjunct to this standard care, which will provide 6 weeks of ongoing support for quitting. This support includes continued and more intensive education regarding nicotine dependence, quitting smoking, and relapse; does not require additional agency resources; can be available "on demand" to users; and includes features to personalize the quitting experience. This study will investigate whether receiving the TMI adjunct to standard smoking cessation care results in greater reductions in cigarette smoking compared to standard care alone over a 3-month period. DISCUSSION This study has the potential to address an important gap in the clinical research literature on cigarette smoking cessation and provide empirical support for using a TMI to provide ongoing assistance and support for quitting among young smokers experiencing homelessness. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT03874585. Registered March 14, 2019, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT03874585.
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- Joan S Tucker
- RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA, 90407-2138, USA.
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- RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA, 90407-2138, USA
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- RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA, 90407-2138, USA
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- RAND Corporation, 4570 Fifth Ave, Ste. #600, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA, 90407-2138, USA
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- RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA, 90407-2138, USA
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A concurrent pictorial drug choice task marks multiple risk factors in treatment-engaged smokers and drinkers. Behav Pharmacol 2019; 29:716-725. [PMID: 30169375 DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0000000000000421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Concurrent choice tasks, where participants choose between a drug versus natural reward, predict dependence vulnerability in animals and humans. However, the sensitivity of concurrent choice tasks to multiple risk factors in treatment-engaged drug users has not been comprehensively tested. In experiment 1, 33 recently hospitalized smokers who were engaged with the smoking cessation service made forced choices between enlarging pictures of people smoking versus not smoking. In experiment 2, 48 drinkers who were engaged in an outpatient alcohol treatment service made forced choices between enlarging pictures of alcohol versus food. In these experiments, percent drug picture choice was significantly associated with dependence severity, craving, self-reported reasons for drug use (negative coping and cued craving), depression, anxiety, withdrawal intolerance, drug use frequency prior to treatment, and current abstinence status (coefficients ranged from r=0.39 to 0.66). The concurrent pictorial drug choice task is sensitive to multiple risk factors in clinical, treatment-engaged drug users, and may be used to identify individuals requiring more support, to test experimental treatment manipulations, and to translate to animal concurrent self-administration procedures.
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Edelen MO, Huang W, Stucky BD. Additional validity evidence for the PROMIS Smoking Assessment Toolkit. Addict Behav 2016; 58:80-4. [PMID: 26914264 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) Smoking Initiative has developed six item banks for assessing smoking behaviors and biopsychosocial correlates of smoking among daily and nondaily adult cigarette smokers. This paper presents new validity evidence for the item banks including correlations of the item banks to the existing legacy measures of smoking (Fagerström Test of Nicotine Dependence (FTND), Questionnaire of Smoking Urges (QSU), and the Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives (WISDM)). METHODS Using data from a follow-up sample (N=491) and a community sample (N=369) of adult daily and nondaily smokers, we replicated the findings from Edelen et al. (2014a) and examined the correlations of legacy smoking measures with the new item bank scores. RESULTS Preliminary validity findings were largely replicated with the new data. Correlations among the banks are moderate and bank score associations with measures of smoking behavior, quitting history, and other PROMIS measures follow expected patterns (e.g., nicotine dependence is most strongly associated with smoking quantity and time to first cigarette of the day; health and psychosocial expectancies are most related to quitting recency and interest). Correlations of bank scores with legacy measures are moderate to strong. The PROMIS nicotine dependence scores were most strongly associated with the legacy instruments. CONCLUSIONS These analyses provide strong evidence for the validity of the PROMIS Smoking item banks in two independent samples.
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Huang W, Stucky BD, Edelen MO, Tucker JS, Shadel WG, Hansen M, Cai L. Calibration of the Spanish PROMIS Smoking Item Banks. Nicotine Tob Res 2016; 18:1635-41. [PMID: 26834050 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntw005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Smoking Initiative has developed item banks for assessing six smoking behaviors and biopsychosocial correlates of smoking among adult cigarette smokers. The goal of this study is to evaluate the performance of the Spanish version of the PROMIS smoking item banks as compared to the original banks developed in English. METHODS The six PROMIS banks for daily smokers were translated into Spanish and administered to a sample of Spanish-speaking adult daily smokers in the United States (N = 302). We first evaluated the unidimensionality of each bank using confirmatory factor analysis. We then conducted a two-group item response theory calibration, including an item response theory-based Differential Item Functioning (DIF) analysis by language of administration (Spanish vs. English). Finally, we generated full bank and short form scores for the translated banks and evaluated their psychometric performance. RESULTS Unidimensionality of the Spanish smoking item banks was supported by confirmatory factor analysis results. Out of a total of 109 items that were evaluated for language DIF, seven items in three of the six banks were identified as having levels of DIF that exceeded an established criterion. The psychometric performance of the Spanish daily smoker banks is largely comparable to that of the English versions. CONCLUSIONS The Spanish PROMIS smoking item banks are highly similar, but not entirely equivalent, to the original English versions. The parameters from these two-group calibrations can be used to generate comparable bank scores across the two language versions. IMPLICATIONS In this study, we developed a Spanish version of the PROMIS smoking toolkit, which was originally designed and developed for English speakers. With the growing Spanish-speaking population, it is important to make the toolkit more accessible by translating the items and calibrating the Spanish version to be comparable with English-language scores. This study provided the translated item banks and short forms, comparable unbiased scores for Spanish speakers and evaluations of the psychometric properties of the new Spanish toolkit.
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- CSE/CRESST, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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- CSE/CRESST, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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Stucky BD, Huang W, Edelen MO. The Psychometric Performance of the PROMIS Smoking Assessment Toolkit: Comparisons of Real-Data Computer Adaptive Tests, Short Forms, and Mode of Administration. Nicotine Tob Res 2015; 18:361-5. [PMID: 25854962 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntv083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The PROMIS Smoking Initiative has developed six item banks for assessment related to cigarette smoking among adult smokers (Nicotine Dependence, Coping Expectancies, Emotional and Sensory Expectancies, Health Expectancies, Psychosocial Expectancies, and Social Motivations). This article evaluates the psychometric performance of the banks when administered via short form (SF), computer adaptive test (CAT), and by mode of administration (computer vs. paper-and-pencil). METHODS Data are from two sources: an internet sample (N = 491) of daily and nondaily smokers who completed both SFs and CATs via the web and a community sample (N = 369) that completed either paper-and-pencil or computer administration of the SFs at two time points. First a CAT version of the PROMIS Smoking Assessment Toolkit was evaluated by comparing item administration rates and scores to the SF administration. Next, we considered the effect of computer versus paper-and-pencil administration on scoring and test-retest reliability. RESULTS Across the domains approximately 5.4 to 10.3 items were administered on average for the CAT. SF and CAT item response theory-scores were correlated from 0.82 to 0.92 across the domains. Cronbach's alpha for the four- to eight-item SFs among daily smokers ranged from .80 to .91 and .82 to .91 for paper-and-pencil and computer administrations, respectively. Test-retest reliability of the SFs ranged from 0.79 to 0.89 across mode of administration. CONCLUSIONS Results indicate that the SF and CAT and computer and paper-and-pencil administrations provide highly comparable scores for daily and nondaily smokers, but preference for SF or CAT administration may vary by smoking domain.
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- Brian D Stucky
- Department of Health, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
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- Department of Health, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
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