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This document describes the CDISC implementation of the Brief Questionnaire of Smoking Urges instrument.

For CRFs that are created by CDISC with SME input, use this statement:  There is no known standard case report form (CRF) available for this instrument. CDISC created this CRF to represent the instrument, which CDISC believes is in the public domain. This is not an endorsement of the instrument. The creation of this instrument was based on

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input from PASI (TA or instrument) subject matter experts. Sponsors may create this instrument’s CRF using their style guidelines, but they need to maintain the wording and order of the questions/items and responses as described on the CRF.  (note that if you use this statement, then QRS is not spelled out for the first time until where noted below.) (the related reference article needs to be included as a footnote on the CDISC created CRF)

For CRFs that are created by CDISC based on articles, use this statement. Include the 1st sentence for articles that don't have a CRF.  If the 1st sentence is NOT included, then spell out "case report form (CRF)" in the 2nd sentence:  There is no known standard case report form (CRF) available for this instrument. CDISC created this CRF to represent the instrument, which CDISC believes is in the public domain. This is not an endorsement of the instrument. The creation of this instrument was based on published articles describing the instrument. Sponsors may create this instrument’s CRF using their style guidelines, but they need to maintain the wording and order of the questions/items and responses as described on the CRF.  (note that if you use this statement, then QRS is not spelled out for the first time until where noted below.)

The representation of data collected for this instrument is based on the Study Data Tabulation Model Implementation Guide (SDTMIGThe representation of data collected for this instrument is based on the Study Data Tabulation Model Implementation Guide (SDTMIG) Questionnaires (QS) domain model, which can be found on the CDISC website at: https://www.cdisc.org/standards/foundational/sdtmig.

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Stephen T Tiffany owns the copyright for the QSU-Brief instrument and has granted CDISC permission to include this supplement in the CDISC inventory of QRS data standards supplements. (For supplements that are to be distributed by the copyright holder, add: Name of copyright holder (e.g., Board of Regents of The University of Texas System) will distribute the CDISC supplement package to sponsors when they are approved to use this instrument.) Hence, CDISC developed QSTESTCD and QSTEST for each item based on the actual text on the instrument.Insert the CDISC copyright or Exempt from Copyright CDISC text that is included in each of the –CAT CT CDISC Definition. This same text is annotated as a text box on the annotated CRF QSTEST for each item based on the actual text on the instrument.

These materials discuss and/or include the Questionnaire on Smoking Urges-Brief (QSU-Brief), which are owned exclusively by Stephen T Tiffany. No part of the Questionnaire on Smoking Urges-Brief (QSU-Brief) may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of  Stephen T Tiffany and payment of any applicable fees. Copyright Stephen T Tiffany. All rights reserved.

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Note: CDISC Controlled Terminology is maintained by National Cancer Institute (NCI) Enterprise Vocabulary Services (EVS). The most recent version should be accessed through the CDISC website at: https://www.cdisc.org/standards/terminology/controlled-terminology.

Reference for the QRS Short_Name QSU-Brief:

RushCox, AL. JS., CarmodyTiffany, S. T., and ReimitzChristen, PA. E. The Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (IDS): Clinician (IDS-C) and self-report (IDS-SR) ratings of depressive symptoms. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 9:45-59, 2000. G. Evaluation of the brief questionnaire of smoking urges (QSU-Brief) in laboratory and clinical settings. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 3:7-16, 2001.

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