ITC EUREST-PLUS Spain: protocol of a prospective longitudinal study of smokers in Spain.

Authors :: Fu M
Castellano Y
Tigova O
Driezen P
Thompson ME
Kaai SC
Quah ACK
Fong GT
Vardavas CI
Fernández E
Source :: Gaceta sanitaria [Gac Sanit] 2023 May 27; Vol. 37, pp. 102307. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 27 (Print Publication: 2023).
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: Objective: The ITC EUREST-PLUS Spain Survey is a longitudinal study of a representative sample of Spanish adult (≥18 years old) smokers. This protocol describes the methods of the 2021 follow-up survey.<br />Method: The ITC EUREST-PLUS Survey, a prospective cohort study of a representative sample of smokers in six European countries, was conducted in 2016 (baseline) and 2018 (waves 1 and 2). The 2021 ITC EUREST-PLUS Spain Survey is a continuation of the Spanish cohort with a new interview in 2021 (wave 3). Lost participants were replaced with new smokers recruited using the same multi-stage sampling design. This latest follow-up aims to examine current patterns and transitions of tobacco use and to evaluate the impact of new tobacco-related policies.<br />Comments: The ITC EUREST-PLUS Spain Survey will provide recent information about the impact of tobacco control policies on smoking behaviour.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 SESPAS. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Adult
Humans
Adolescent
Prospective Studies
Longitudinal Studies
Spain
Smokers
Smoking epidemiology

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