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

Gac Sanit

Tobacco Control Unit, Catalan Institute of Oncology, WHO Collaborating Center for Tobacco Control, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Tobacco Control Research Group; Epidemiology, Public Health, Cancer Prevention and Palliative Care Programme; Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvit

Published: May 2023


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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.

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.

Comments: The ITC EUREST-PLUS Spain Survey will provide recent information about the impact of tobacco control policies on smoking behaviour.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2023.102307DOI Listing

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