Jean Francois Etter

Summary

Affiliation: University of Geneva
Country: Switzerland

Publications

  1. ncbi Electronic nicotine delivery systems: a research agenda
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, Case Postale, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Tob Control 20:243-8. 2011
  2. ncbi Smoking prevalence, cigarette consumption and advice received from physicians: Change between 1996 and 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Addict Behav 35:355-8. 2010
  3. ncbi Comparing computer-tailored, internet-based smoking cessation counseling reports with generic, untailored reports: a randomized trial
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    J Health Commun 14:646-57. 2009
  4. ncbi Nicotine gum treatment before smoking cessation: a randomized trial
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Centre Medical Universitaire, Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Arch Intern Med 169:1028-34. 2009
  5. ncbi Short-term change in self-reported COPD symptoms after smoking cessation in an internet sample
    J F Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, 1 rue Michel Servet, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Eur Respir J 35:1249-55. 2010
  6. ncbi Secondhand smoke in Geneva, 1996-2006: changes in exposure, opinions, and workplace smoking bans in the absence of national legislation
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventative Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Int J Occup Environ Health 15:159-65. 2009
  7. ncbi Association of genes coding for the alpha-4, alpha-5, beta-2 and beta-3 subunits of nicotinic receptors with cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, 1 rue Michel Servet, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Addict Behav 34:772-5. 2009
  8. ncbi Smoking and Cloninger's Temperament and Character Inventory
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, 1 rue Michel Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Nicotine Tob Res 12:919-26. 2010
  9. ncbi Testing the Cigarette Dependence Scale in 4 samples of daily smokers: psychiatric clinics, smoking cessation clinics, a smoking cessation website and in the general population
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Addict Behav 34:446-50. 2009
  10. ncbi Paradoxical changes in alcohol consumption and CAGE ratings between 1996 and 2006 in the general population of Geneva
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, Case Postale, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Alcohol Alcohol 46:128-32. 2011

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Publications54

  1. ncbi Electronic nicotine delivery systems: a research agenda
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, Case Postale, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Tob Control 20:243-8. 2011
    ..Potentially, this research effort, contributing to the safety and efficacy of new smoking cessation devices and to the withdrawal of dangerous products, could save many lives...
  2. ncbi Smoking prevalence, cigarette consumption and advice received from physicians: Change between 1996 and 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Addict Behav 35:355-8. 2010
    ..To assess change between 1996 and 2006 in smoking prevalence, cigarette consumption, quit attempts, motivation to quit and advice received from physicians in Geneva, Switzerland...
  3. ncbi Comparing computer-tailored, internet-based smoking cessation counseling reports with generic, untailored reports: a randomized trial
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    J Health Commun 14:646-57. 2009
    ..Even though these particular computer-tailored reports were not more effective than untailored reports, meta-analyses show that computer-tailored documents are in general more effective than untailored ones...
  4. ncbi Nicotine gum treatment before smoking cessation: a randomized trial
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Centre Medical Universitaire, Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Arch Intern Med 169:1028-34. 2009
    ..We tested whether starting nicotine polacrilex gum treatment 4 weeks before the quit date improved smoking abstinence rates compared with starting treatment on the quit date...
  5. ncbi Short-term change in self-reported COPD symptoms after smoking cessation in an internet sample
    J F Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, 1 rue Michel Servet, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Eur Respir J 35:1249-55. 2010
    ..COPD is largely underdiagnosed and undertreated. Internet screening is reliable and may allow for the early detection of COPD symptoms at a large scale, in patients who may otherwise have no access to COPD case-finding efforts...
  6. ncbi Secondhand smoke in Geneva, 1996-2006: changes in exposure, opinions, and workplace smoking bans in the absence of national legislation
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventative Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Int J Occup Environ Health 15:159-65. 2009
    ..001). Opinions were more favorable to all smoke-free measures in 2006 than in 1996, except, "More information should be given on the health dangers of SHS," suggesting a level of saturation was reached for information on SHS...
  7. ncbi Association of genes coding for the alpha-4, alpha-5, beta-2 and beta-3 subunits of nicotinic receptors with cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, 1 rue Michel Servet, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Addict Behav 34:772-5. 2009
    ....
  8. ncbi Smoking and Cloninger's Temperament and Character Inventory
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, 1 rue Michel Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Nicotine Tob Res 12:919-26. 2010
    ..Cloninger's neuropsychopharmacological theory identifies four temperament traits and three character traits that are largely heritable and are associated with addictions...
  9. ncbi Testing the Cigarette Dependence Scale in 4 samples of daily smokers: psychiatric clinics, smoking cessation clinics, a smoking cessation website and in the general population
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Addict Behav 34:446-50. 2009
    ..To assess the properties of the Cigarette Dependence Scale (CDS-12) in various samples of daily smokers and to provide reference scores in a general population sample...
  10. ncbi Paradoxical changes in alcohol consumption and CAGE ratings between 1996 and 2006 in the general population of Geneva
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, Case Postale, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Alcohol Alcohol 46:128-32. 2011
    ..To assess changes between 1996 and 2006 in alcohol use and dependence in the general population of Geneva, Switzerland...
  11. ncbi Dependence on the nicotine gum in former smokers
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Addict Behav 34:246-51. 2009
    ..Lower levels of dependence on the gum predicted cessation of gum use. However, long term use of the nicotine gum has no known serious adverse consequence, and may be beneficial if it prevents late relapse...
  12. ncbi Electronic cigarettes: a survey of users
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    BMC Public Health 10:231. 2010
    ..Little is known about users of electronic cigarettes, or their opinions, satisfaction or how and why they use such products...
  13. ncbi Comparing abrupt and gradual smoking cessation: a randomized trial
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, Case Postale, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Drug Alcohol Depend 118:360-5. 2011
    ..To compare abrupt and gradual smoking cessation...
  14. ncbi Electronic cigarette: users profile, utilization, satisfaction and perceived efficacy
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    Addiction 106:2017-28. 2011
    ..To assess the profile, utilization patterns, satisfaction and perceived effects among users of electronic cigarettes ('e-cigarettes')...
  15. ncbi Collecting saliva by mail for genetic and cotinine analyses in participants recruited through the Internet
    Jean Francois Etter
    Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, 1 rue Michel Servet, Geneva 4, CH 1211, Switzerland
    Eur J Epidemiol 20:833-8. 2005
    ..This approach should be valuable for genetic epidemiology and pharmacogenetic research...
  16. ncbi A comparison of the content-, construct- and predictive validity of the cigarette dependence scale and the Fagerström test for nicotine dependence
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, 1 rue Michel Servet, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Drug Alcohol Depend 77:259-68. 2005
    ..We compared the psychometrics of CDS-12, FTND, and CDS-5 and the heaviness of smoking index (HSI), which are short versions of CDS-12 and FTND, respectively...
  17. ncbi Comparing the validity of the Cigarette Dependence Scale and the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, 1 rue Michel Servet, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Drug Alcohol Depend 95:152-9. 2008
    ..We compared the validity of the Cigarette Dependence Scale (CDS-12) and of the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) in daily cigarette smokers...
  18. ncbi Nicotine replacement to reduce cigarette consumption in smokers who are unwilling to quit: a randomized trial
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 22:487-95. 2002
    ..Nicotine treatment for smoking reduction had no detectable impact on smoking cessation...
  19. ncbi Postintervention effect of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking reduction: a randomized trial with a 5-year follow-up
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 27:151-5. 2007
    ..However, reducing cigarette consumption was associated with a higher chance of subsequently quitting smoking. Nicotine replacement therapy in unmotivated smokers had no deleterious effect on dependence levels and smoking behavior...
  20. ncbi Comparing the predictive validity of five cigarette dependence questionnaires
    Delphine S Courvoisier
    University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Drug Alcohol Depend 107:128-33. 2010
    ....
  21. ncbi Impact of messages on concomitant use of nicotine replacement therapy and cigarettes: a randomized trial on the Internet
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Addiction 98:941-50. 2003
    ..To assess the impact of messages recommending the concomitant use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and cigarettes on smokers' intention to quit smoking...
  22. ncbi The impact of pharmaceutical company funding on results of randomized trials of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation: a meta-analysis
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Addiction 102:815-22. 2007
    ..To assess whether source of funding affected the results of trials of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking cessation...
  23. ncbi Postintervention effect of nicotine replacement therapy on smoking reduction in smokers who are unwilling to quit: randomized trial
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 24:174-9. 2004
    ..5 years after the end of the 6-month treatment, but the initially observed placebo effect was not maintained. Nicotine replacement therapy for smoking reduction had no deleterious impact on smoking cessation...
  24. ncbi Evaluation of a poster campaign against passive smoking for World No-Tobacco Day
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, 1, rue Michel Servet, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Patient Educ Couns 57:190-8. 2005
    ..001). The poster had no effect on cigarette consumption or intention to quit. The poster was widely seen and remembered by the target audience, but the campaign was probably too short and isolated to have an impact on smoking behaviour...
  25. ncbi A self-administered questionnaire to measure dependence on cigarettes: the cigarette dependence scale
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Neuropsychopharmacology 28:359-70. 2003
    ..In conclusion, CDS-12 and CDS-5 are reliable measures of cigarette dependence which fulfill several criteria of content validity and construct validity and are sensitive to change over time...
  26. ncbi Gender differences in the psychological determinants of cigarette smoking
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Addiction 97:733-43. 2002
    ..To compare the distributions of smoking-related variables and the size of associations between these variables in men and women...
  27. ncbi Acceptability and impact of a partial smoking ban in a psychiatric hospital
    Manuela Etter
    Department of Psychiatry, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
    Prev Med 44:64-9. 2007
    ..The acceptability and impact of partial smoking bans in psychiatric hospitals are not well documented. We assessed the impact of a partial smoking ban in a psychiatric hospital in Switzerland...
  28. ncbi A self-administered questionnaire to measure cigarette withdrawal symptoms: the Cigarette Withdrawal Scale
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Nicotine Tob Res 7:47-57. 2005
    ..CWS-21 is a reliable, valid, multidimensional measure of cigarette withdrawal symptoms that is sensitive to change over time and predicts relapse to smoking...
  29. ncbi Acceptability and impact of a partial smoking ban followed by a total smoking ban in a psychiatric hospital
    Manuela Etter
    Department of Psychiatry, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
    Prev Med 46:572-8. 2008
    ..To assess the impact of a partial smoking ban followed by a total smoking ban in a psychiatric hospital in Switzerland...
  30. ncbi A list of the most popular smoking cessation web sites and a comparison of their quality
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Nicotine Tob Res 8:S27-34. 2006
    ..In general, users were not very satisfied with smoking cessation Web sites, and they had difficulty finding the best Web sites. Resources were scattered over dozens of Web sites of often mediocre quality that duplicated each other...
  31. ncbi Associations between smoking and heritable temperament traits
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Nicotine Tob Res 5:401-9. 2003
    ..3 year per point, p.04) and with the NS subscore Disorderliness (.3 year per point, p.03). Smoking is associated with heritable temperament traits. Consequences for the treatment and prevention of tobacco dependence are discussed...
  32. ncbi Assessing 'stage of change' in current and former smokers
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Addiction 97:1171-82. 2002
    ..The concept of 'stage of change' is widely used by researchers and clinicians in the field of smoking cessation. Our aim was to assess the validity of three staging questionnaires and of the concept of 'stage of change' itself...
  33. ncbi A comparison of the psychometric properties of three cigarette withdrawal scales
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Addiction 101:362-72. 2006
    ..To compare the psychometric properties of three cigarette withdrawal scales...
  34. ncbi Cytisine for smoking cessation: a literature review and a meta-analysis
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, 1 rue Michel Servet, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Arch Intern Med 166:1553-9. 2006
    ..Cytisine has been used to treat tobacco dependence for 40 years in Eastern Europe. The objective of this study was to review the literature on the effect of cytisine on smoking cessation...
  35. ncbi Nicotine replacement therapy for long-term smoking cessation: a meta-analysis
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    Tob Control 15:280-5. 2006
    ..To assess if the effect of a single treatment episode with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) enhances smoking cessation over many years...
  36. ncbi The psychological determinants of low-rate daily smoking
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Addiction 99:1342-50. 2004
    ..To compare low-rate daily smokers (one to five cigarettes/day) with other daily smokers, using the Transtheoretical Model of Change as a framework...
  37. ncbi Informing smokers on additives in cigarettes: a randomized trial
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, Case Postale, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Patient Educ Couns 66:188-91. 2007
    ..To test the acceptability and impact of a booklet on chemical additives in cigarettes...
  38. ncbi What smokers believe about light and ultralight cigarettes
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Prev Med 36:92-8. 2003
    ..To assess the knowledge of smokers and ex-smokers about light cigarettes and nicotine yields and their perception of the risk of lung cancer, and to identify the characteristics of smokers of light cigarettes...
  39. ncbi Internet-based smoking cessation programs
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, Case Postale, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Int J Med Inform 75:110-6. 2006
    ..To present a smoking cessation website and a reflection on the use of the Internet as a smoking cessation tool...
  40. ncbi The internet and the industrial revolution in smoking cessation counselling
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Drug Alcohol Rev 25:79-84. 2006
    ..The overall effect of internet smoking cessation programs on smoking prevalence is unknown. Greater efforts should be expended to improve the reach and efficacy of smoking cessation websites...
  41. ncbi Associations between smoking prevalence, stages of change, cigarette consumption, and quit attempts across the United States
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Prev Med 38:369-73. 2004
    ..We tested whether across the 50 U.S. States, smoking prevalence was associated with smoking behavior among smokers...
  42. ncbi Comparing the efficacy of two Internet-based, computer-tailored smoking cessation programs: a randomized trial
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, 1 rue Michel Servet, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    J Med Internet Res 7:e2. 2005
    ..Online computer-tailored smoking cessation programs have not yet been compared directly...
  43. ncbi Addiction to the nicotine gum in never smokers
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva 4, Switzerland
    BMC Public Health 7:159. 2007
    ..Addiction to nicotine gum has never been described in never smokers or in never users of tobacco...
  44. ncbi Impact of educational outreach visits on smoking cessation activities performed by specialist physicians: a randomized trial
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, Switzerland
    Educ Health (Abingdon) 19:155-65. 2006
    ....
  45. ncbi Using item response theory to study the convergent and discriminant validity of three questionnaires measuring cigarette dependence
    Delphine Courvoisier
    Clinical Epidemiology Division, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Psychol Addict Behav 22:391-401. 2008
    ..This result suggests that nicotine dependence may not be composed of 5 dimensions but may be unidimensional and distinct from reduced sensitivity to the effects of smoking (Tolerance)...
  46. ncbi Cytisine for smoking cessation: a research agenda
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, Case Postale, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Drug Alcohol Depend 92:3-8. 2008
    ..Potentially, this research effort, contributing to wider use of an inexpensive drug, could save many lives...
  47. ncbi Perceived priorities for prevention: change between 1996 and 2006 in a general population survey
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, Case Postale, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    J Public Health (Oxf) 31:113-8. 2009
    ..We assessed change between 1996 and 2006 in the opinions of the general public on priorities for the prevention of health problems...
  48. ncbi Asking about quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption before asking the CAGE questions produces lower ratings on the CAGE test
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, 1 rue Michel Servet, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Drug Alcohol Depend 74:211-4. 2004
    ..We tested whether asking about alcohol consumption before asking the CAGE questions modified the answers to the CAGE test...
  49. ncbi [Evaluating tobacco dependance]
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institut de Medecine Sociale et Preventive, Faculte de Medecine, Universite de Geneve, CMU, 1211 Geneve 4
    Rev Med Suisse 2:2744-8. 2006
    ..This test, published 28 years ago, does not reflect current definitions of dependence. Several alternative approaches to the measurement of tobacco dependence are discussed, and more recent instruments are presented...
  50. ncbi Smoking in prisons: the need for effective and acceptable interventions
    Catherine Ritter
    University Center of Legal Medicine of Geneva and Lausanne, Rue Michel Servet 1, CH 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
    J Public Health Policy 32:32-45. 2011
    ....
  51. ncbi Some doubts about one of the largest smoking prevention programmes in Europe, the smokefree class competition
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, Case Postale, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    J Epidemiol Community Health 60:757-9. 2006
    ..This is a concern, because teenage smokers are more vulnerable than non-smokers, and they are at higher risk of suffering from psychological problems and school failure...
  52. ncbi Using new information technology to treat tobacco dependence
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Respiration 69:111-4. 2002
    ..Some of these programs are designed to complement smoking cessation counseling given by physicians to their patients who smoke. They can be a useful adjunct to medical advice and should be prescribed in association with pharmacotherapy...
  53. ncbi Citations to trials of nicotine replacement therapy were biased toward positive results and high-impact-factor journals
    Jean Francois Etter
    Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    J Clin Epidemiol 62:831-7. 2009
    ..To study variations in the number of times trials of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) were cited, and which characteristics of trials predicted the number of citations and the impact factors of journals in which articles were published...
  54. ncbi Laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors: impact and adverse consequences
    Jean Francois Etter
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    Am J Prev Med 31:47-51. 2006
    ..In conclusion, youth access laws are ineffective and are not based on sound science...