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Dr. J.-F. ETTER
CMU/ IMSP
Villa Friedheim
Rue Michel-Servet 1
1201 Genève
Suisse

jean-françois.etter@unige.ch

Tel.: + 41 22 379 59 19
Fax: + 41 22 379 59 12




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Research program on tobacco smoking

In the past years, our group has developed a research program on tobacco smoking. In a collaboration with the Department of Physiology, we conduct a study of associations between smoking and genes coding for nicotinic receptors. We will begin a randomized trial aiming at testing if a nicotine pretreatment (chewing-gums of 4 mg nicotine) taken during one month before quitting smoking is more effective than the same treatment taken since the quit date. We recently conducted a comparative study on smoking among schizophrenic patients and in a sample of the general population. We conducted several studies on the validity of measurements of tobacco dependence and tobacco withdrawal symptoms. We also studied non-dependent smokers, of which some smoked tens of thousands of cigarettes during their life, without developing dependence, which contradicts the widespread idea that any person using a addictive substance regularly will develop dependence. We showed in another study that smoking is associated with heritable temperament traits. We also showed that very dependent smokers could reduce their consumption of cigarettes if they took nicotine replacement products simultaneously (nicotine patches, chewing-gums and inhalers). We also demonstrated the effectiveness of an interactive program which uses computers to give individualized counselling to smokers.




Group's publications

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
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
2009 vol. 34(9) pp. 772-775
ETTER JF, HODA JC, PERROUD N, MUNAFO M, BURESI C, DURET C, NEIDHART E, MALAFOSSE A, BERTRAND D

Dependence on the nicotine gum in former smokers
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
2009 vol. 34(3) pp. 246-251
ETTER JF

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
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
2009 vol. 34(5) pp. 446-450
ETTER JF, LE HOUEZEC J, HUGUELET PH, ETTER M

Nicotine Gum Treatment Before Smoking Cessation A Randomized Trial
ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
2009 vol. 169(11) pp. 1028-1034
ETTER JF, HUGUELET PH, PERNEGER TV, CORNUZ J

Secondhand smoke in Geneva, 1996-2006: changes in exposure, opinions, and workplace smoking bans in the absence of national legislation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
2009 vol. 15(2) pp. 159-165
ETTER JF

Citations to trials of nicotine replacement therapy were biased toward positive results and high-impact-factor journals
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
2009 vol. 62(8) pp. 831-837
ETTER JF, STAPLETON J

Comparing computer-tailored, internet-based smoking cessation counseling reports with generic, untailored reports: a randomized trial.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION
2009 vol. 14(7) pp. 646-657
ETTER JF

Perceived priorities for prevention: change between 1996 and 2006 in a general population survey
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
2009 vol. 31(1) pp. 113-118
ETTER JF

Cognitive barriers to calling a smoking quitline.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON NICOTINE AND TOBACCO
2009 vol. 11(11) pp. 1339-1346
SOLOMON LJ, HUGHES JR, LIVINGSTON A, NAUD S, CALLAS PW, PETERS EN, KAMON J, ETTER JF

Hardening the methods, a comment on Fagerstrom & Furberg 2008.
ADDICTION (ABINGDON, ENGLAND)
2008 vol. 103(9) pp. 1576-1576
ETTER JF

The importance of reaching a consensual definition of dependence and of communicating this knowledge to the public.
ADDICTION (ABINGDON, ENGLAND)
2008 vol. 103(7) pp. 1224-1225
ETTER JF

Comparing the validity of the Cigarette Dependence Scale and the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
2008 vol. 95(1-2) pp. 152-159
ETTER JF

Cytisine for smoking cessation: a research agenda.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
2008 vol. 92(1-3) pp. 3-8
ETTER JF, LUKAS RJ, BENOWITZ NL, WEST R, DRESLER CM

Acceptability and impact of a partial smoking ban followed by a total smoking ban in a psychiatric hospital.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
2008 vol. 46(6) pp. 572-578
ETTER M, KHAN N, ETTER JF

Using item response theory to study the convergent and discriminant validity of three questionnaires measuring cigarette dependence.
PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS : JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF PSYCHOLOGISTS IN ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
2008 vol. 22(3) pp. 391-401
COURVOISIER D, ETTER JF

The impact of pharmaceutical company funding on results of randomized trials of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation: a meta-analysis.
ADDICTION (ABINGDON, ENGLAND)
2007 vol. 102(5) pp. 815-822
ETTER JF, BURRI M, STAPLETON J

Nicotine dependence among African American light smokers: A comparison of three scales
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
2007 vol. 32 pp. 1989-2002
OKUYEMI KS, PULVERS KM, COX LS, THOMAS JL, KAUR H, MAYO MS, NAZIR N, ETTER JF, AHLUWALIA JS

Addiction to the nicotine gum in never smokers.
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
2007 vol. 7 pp. 159-159
ETTER JF

Postintervention effect of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking reduction - A randomized trial with a 5-year follow-up
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
2007 vol. 27 pp. 151-155
ETTER JF, LASZLO E

European smokefree class competition: a measure to decrease smoking in youth - authors' reply
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
2007 vol. 61 pp. 750-751
ETTER JF, BOUVIER P

Informing smokers on additives in cigarettes: A randomized trial
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
2007 vol. 66 pp. 188-191
ETTER JF

Acceptability and impact of a partial smoking ban in a psychiatric hospital
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
2007 vol. 44 pp. 64-69
ETTER M, ETTER JF

A comparison of the psychometric properties of three cigarette withdrawal scales
ADDICTION (ABINGDON, ENGLAND)
2006 vol. 101(3) pp. 362-372
ETTER JEAN-FRANCOIS, HUGHES JOHN R

Laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors: impact and adverse consequences
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
2006 vol. 31(1) pp. 47-51
ETTER JEAN-FRANCOIS

Cytisine for smoking cessation: a literature review and a meta-analysis
ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
2006 vol. 166(15) pp. 1553-1559
ETTER JEAN-FRANCOIS

The internet and the industrial revolution in smoking cessation counselling
DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
2006 vol. 25(1) pp. 79-84
ETTER JEAN-FRANCOIS

Internet-based smoking cessation programs
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS
2006 vol. 75(1) pp. 110-116
ETTER JF

Internet-based smoking cessation programs
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS
2006 vol. 75(1) pp. 110-116
ETTER JEAN-FRANCOIS

Some doubts about one of the largest smoking prevention programmes in Europe, the smokefree class competition
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
2006 vol. 60(9) pp. 757-759
ETTER JF, BOUVIER P

A list of the most popular smoking cessation web sites and a comparison of their quality
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON NICOTINE AND TOBACCO
2006 vol. 8 pp. 27-34
ETTER M, ETTER JF

A qualitative analysis of an internet discussion forum for recent ex-smokers.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON NICOTINE AND TOBACCO
2006 vol. 8 pp. 13-19
BURRI M, BAUJARD V, ETTER JF

Perceived barriers to and benefits of attending a stop smoking course during pregnancy
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
2006 vol. 61(3) pp. 467-472
USSHER MICHAEL, ETTER JEAN-FRANCOIS, WEST ROBERT

Evaluation de la dépendance au tabac
REVUE MEDICALE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE
2006 vol. 2(89) pp. 2744-2748
ETTER JEAN-FRANCOIS

Nicotine replacement therapy for long-term smoking cessation: a meta-analysi
TOBACCO CONTROL
2006 vol. 15(4) pp. 280-285
ETTER JEAN-FRANCOIS, STAPLETON JOHN A

Nicotine replacement therapy for long-term smoking cessation: a meta-analysis
TOBACCO CONTROL
2006 vol. 15 pp. 1-1
ETTER JF, STAPLETON JA

Perceived barriers to and benefits of attending a stop smoking course during pregnancy
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
2005 vol. 61(3) pp. 467-472
USSHER M, ETTER JF, WEST R

A self-administered questionnaire to measure dependence on cigarettes: the cigarette dependence scale.
NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
2003 vol. 28 pp. 359-370
ETTER JF, LE HOUEZEC JACQUES, PERNEGER TV

Associations between smoking and heritable temperament traits.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON NICOTINE AND TOBACCO
2003 vol. 5 pp. 401-409
ETTER J-F, PELISSOLO A, POMERLEAU CYNTHIA, DE SAINT HILAIRE Z

Assessing 'stage of change' in current and former smokers
ADDICTION (ABINGDON, ENGLAND)
2002 vol. 97 pp. 1171-1182
ETTER J-F, SUTTON S

Nicotine replacement to reduce cigarette consumption in smokers who are unwilling to quit: a randomized trial.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
2002 vol. 22 pp. 487-495
ETTER JF, LASZLO E, ZELLWEGGER JP, PERROT C, PERNEGER T

Effectiveness of a computer-tailored smoking cessation program: a randomised trial
ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
2001 vol. 161 pp. 2596-2601
ETTER JEAN-FRANCOIS, PERNEGER THOMAS


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