A brief negotiation interview adherence scale for smoking cessation: A psychometric evaluation

Practitioner adherence to the Brief Negotiation Interview (BNI) for high-risk alcohol consumption and opioid use disorder can be measured using the BNI Adherence Scale, for alcohol (BAS-A) and opioids (BASO), respectively. However, no psychometrically validated brief intervention adherence scale for smoking cessation has been reported in the literature. Our objective was to develop and examine the psychometric properties of a BAS for smoking cessation (BASS). In the context of a clinical trial of the BNI in an emergency department (ED) —which incorporates motivational interviewing (MI), feedback, and behavioral contracting—plus nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), and a Smokers' Quitline referral and brochure (BNI), compared with brochure-only (control), we developed and examined the psychometric properties of the BASS, a scale that requires raters to answer whether each critical action of the BNI was implemented.
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - Category: Addiction Authors: Source Type: research