Table 1 Original and retained items (in bold) of the BATHS scale
From: Development of a scale assessing Beliefs About ThirdHand Smoke (BATHS)
The next questions will ask for your opinions on the effects of smoking inside your home. | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Not sure | Agree | Strongly agree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breathing air in a room today where people smoked yesterday can harm the health of infants and children. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Breathing air in a room today where people smoked yesterday can harm the health of adults. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Particles in rooms where people smoked yesterday can cause cancer. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Smoke particles can remain in a room for days. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Smoke particles can remain in a room for weeks. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Smoke particles can remain in a room for months. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Cigarette smoke mixes and settles with dust. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
After someone smokes in a room, sticky particles are left on surfaces in the room. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Smoke particles get absorbed into furniture and walls. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
The smell of cigarette smoke can return even after deeply cleaning a smoking room. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Smoke stains on walls can reappear after walls have been painted. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Removing smoke particles from carpet is almost impossible. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Sticky smoke particles cannot be removed from surfaces with regular cleaning. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
After smoking a cigarette, smoke particles on skin, hair, and clothing can be passed on to others through touch. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
After touching surfaces where cigarette smoke has settled, particles can enter the body through the skin. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Children who touch surfaces and then put their hands in their mouths can swallow smoke particles. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Opening windows or using air conditioners does not eliminate all smoke particles in a room. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Smoking only in the bathroom does not stop smoke particles from settling in other rooms. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Having a smoke-free home will protect nonsmokers from smoke particles in your home. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |