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INTRODUCTION: FNDT is a 6-item questionnaire, which is quite commonly used in determining nicotine dependence level. In this study, the effectiveness of FNDT was analyzed and the researchers attempted to develop a new test.METHODS: This is a methodological study. Totally 640 participants who admitted to smoking cessation center form the study group. As an indicator of the nicotine addiction level, though they applied to the smoking cessation center, “being unable to quit smoking” was considered. Firstly,a questionnaire including both FNTD and questions about smoking addiction were applied to cases in the application process.The most efficient items in indicating nicotine addiction were determined among both FNDT questions and the additional questions.A new test was created with these questions and compared with FBNT.Correlation analysis, t and chi-square tests were used in analysis of data.RESULTS: The average age of a total of 640 patients is 41.4 and 71% of whom are male. The rate of quitters after approximately 20-months monitoring period is 21.5%. When the relationship between each of FNDT questions and “being unable to quit” was investigated, four questions were found to be highly related but two questions of FBNT were not found to be related. The relationship between the additional questions about smoking and “being unable to quit smoking” was also investigated, and three questions were found to be highly related. These three questions were added separately to four questions of FBNT and three different models were developed.The model obtained by adding the question “I'd like a cigarette when I am confabing or drinking tea” was found to be more efficient in determining the level of addiction according to both FBNT and other two models.DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Nicotine addiction level can be determined better with this newly revised 5-item questionnaire.

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