Perceptions and use of electronic cigarette in adult smokers followed in a specialized smoking cessation clinic
| Autor: | José Pedro Boléo-Tomé, Luciana Bento, Susana Beirão, Cecília Pardal, Carla Simão, Telma Sequeira, Carolina Castro de Sousa, Susana Amorim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Addiction media_common.quotation_subject medicine.medical_treatment Mean age law.invention Nicotine law Family medicine Perception medicine Smoking cessation business Prospective cohort study Psychiatry Electronic cigarette media_common Male predominance medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | 6.3 Tobacco, Smoking Control and Health Education. |
| DOI: | 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.pa2027 |
| Popis: | Background: electronic cigarette (e-cig) has emerged in recent years as an increasingly popular device. However, knowledge about its risks is growing and there are conflicting data as to its interest as a smoking cessation aid. Public opinion on the subject varies greatly. Objectives: to evaluate knowledge, perception of risks and use of e-cig in adult smokers willing to quit. Methods: cross-sectional prospective study in smokers recruited from a hospital-based smoking cessation clinic, using a self-administered questionnaire. The authors included subjects in the process of quitting smoking, in a 9-month period. Results: 188 subjects were included, with male predominance (55,9%) and mean age 50,3 (min 18, max 80). Almost all subjects had heard about e-cig (99,5%) and 35,6% (67) had previous or present use. More than one third considered it to have risks (36,2%), but the majority was not sure (59,6%); compared to conventional cigarette, 37,8% found it as dangerous and 10,6% more dangerous; 49,5% thought it contains nicotine, and 40,4% that it can be addictive, whereas 20,7% believed it only contains water vapor. Most (78,2%) favored prohibition to minors. In the group of e-cig ever users there were significantly more patients thinking it can help cessation (p Conclusions: the proportion of patients who have tried e-cig is important; although the notion that e-cig is not harmless appears to exist, there is a great lack of information concerning its components, its risks and its usefulness to quit smoking. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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