Nicotine Cessation: Dependency Screening
|
E-cigarette Dependence Scale (EDS) |
|||||
| Instructions: Please respond to each question marking one box per row. |
Never (0) |
Rarely (1) |
Sometimes (2) |
Often (3) |
Almost Always (4) |
| I find myself reaching for my e-cigarette without thinking about it. | |||||
| I drop everything to go out and get e-cigarettes or e-juice. | |||||
| I vape more before going into a situation where vaping is not allowed. | |||||
| When I haven't been able to vape for a few hours, the craving gets intolerable. | |||||
| Disclaimer: These questions have been validated for e-cigarette use. Consider the use of other nicotine products when determining dependence. | |||||
| Dependency Scoring | |||||
|
|||||
|
Additional Dependency Scoring Tools |
|||||
References
Foulds J, Veldheer S, Yingst J, Hrabovsky S, Wilson SJ, et al. Development of a questionnaire for assessing dependence on electronic cigarettes among a large sample of ex-smoking E-cigarette users. Nicotine Tob Res. 2015 Feb;17(2):186-92. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntu204
Morean, M. E., Krishnan-Sarin, S., & O’Malley, S. S. (2018). Assessing nicotine dependence in adolescent e-cigarette users: the 4-item patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMicotine dependence item bank for electronic cigarettes. Drug and alcohol dependence, 188, 60-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.03.029
Morean, M. E., Krishnan-Sarin, S., Sussman, S., Foulds, J., Fishbein, H., Grana, R., & O'Malley, S. S. (2019). Psychometric Evaluation of the E-cigarette Dependence Scale. Nicotine & tobacco research: official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 21(11), 1556–1564. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntx271
Prokhorov, A.V., Pallonen, U.E., Fava, J.L., Ding, L., & Niaura, R. (1996). Measuring nicotine dependence among high-risk adolescent smokers. Addictive Behaviors, 21(1), 117-127.
These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is different, and those individuals involved in providing health care are expected to use their judgment in determining what is in the best interests of the patient based on the circumstances existing at the time. It is impossible to anticipate all possible situations that may exist and to prepare a pathway for each. Accordingly, these pathways should guide care with the understanding that departures from them may be required at times.