RT Journal Article
T1 Adaptation and Validation of the Hooked on Nicotine Checklist (HONC) with Spanish Adolescents
A1 García Couceiro, Nuria
A1 Kim-Harris, Sion
A1 Gómez Salgado, Patricia
A1 Isorna Folgar, Manuel
A1 Rial Boubeta, Antonio
K1 HONC
K1 Tobacco
K1 Adolescents
K1 Early detection
K1 Tobacco use
AB IntroductionThe expansion of new tobacco consumption formats and electronic vapor products threatens to reverse the trend of declining smoking rates that had been observed among younger people in recent decades. Early detection in the health sector requires screening tools that have been adapted and validated in our context. This study aims to translate, culturally adapt, pilot and empirically validate the Hooked on Nicotine Checklist (HONC) with Spanish adolescents.MethodsThe process of translation and cultural adaptation included the following stages: direct translation, synthesis of translations, back translation, consolidation with a committee of experts and pre-test, along with a cognitive interview, which served as pilot testing. Empirical validation was conducted with a sample of 1027 adolescents aged between 12 and 18 (M = 15.40; SD = 1.638).ResultsThe results obtained confirm that the HONC is a brief, clear and easy-to-understand tool, with appropriate psychometric properties. A Cronbach's alpha value of 0.90 was obtained. Sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV indices reached values of 0.56, 0.94, 0.79 and 0.83, respectively. Cut-off point 1 is the one reaching the best balance between the two values. CFA showed a model good overall fit.ConclusionThis study makes the Spanish version of the HONC available to researchers and clinicians, so that it can be used with sufficient psychometric guarantees.
PB Elsevier
SN 0300-2896
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/33830
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/33830
LA eng
NO Archivos de Bronconeumología Volume 60, Issue 5, May 2024, Pages 279-284
DS Minerva
RD 28 abr 2026