Perceptions Of Electronic Cigarettes Research Articles

Survey of community pharmacists' perception of electronic cigarettes in London

ObjectivesTo seek community pharmacists' perception on use, safety and possible effectiveness of e-cigarettes as quit smoking tools, and their future regulation.SettingA survey of a sample of 154 community pharmacies across...

A qualitative study of adolescent perceptions of electronic cigarettes and their marketing: Implications for prevention and policy

ABSTRACTThis study examined youths’ perceptions of electronic cigarettes (“e-cigarettes”), sources of e-cigarette exposure, and preferred sources of e-cigarette health information. Participants (n = 25, M age 15.0 years) recruited during primary care visits completed an in-depth qualitative interview assessing these topics. Most participants (72%) perceived e-cigarettes as “healthier” than cigarettes and reported e-cigarette advertising exposure (80%) and interpersonal exposure (60%). Participants reported that advertisements portray e-cigarettes as less harmful than cigarettes and novel products. Most (72%) indicated their doctor was their preferred source of e-cigarette health information, suggesting pediatric health care providers are well-positioned to counsel patients to prevent e-cigarette use.

Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes Among Medicaid-Eligible Pregnant and Postpartum Women

ObjectiveTo describe perceptions and beliefs about electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use during pregnancy among pregnant and newly postpartum women. DesignAn exploratory, qualitative descriptive study. SettingUniversity-affiliated prenatal clinics. ParticipantsTwelve pregnant or recently postpartum women who reported use of tobacco and electronic cigarettes. MethodsSemistructured focus groups were audio recorded and professionally transcribed. The transcripts were coded to consensus and analyzed with MAXQDA software (version 11) using content analysis. ResultsFour overarching themes emerged: (a) Attraction to E-Cigarettes as a Harm Reduction Strategy, (b) Uncertainty Regarding the Health Effects of E-Cigarettes; (c) Ambivalence Regarding Novel Product Characteristics; and (d) Behaviors Reflected Dual Use and Often Complete Relapse to Traditional Cigarettes. ConclusionPregnant women are initially attracted to e-cigarettes as a harm reduction strategy, but they often return to traditional cigarettes in the postpartum period. Nurses should counsel pregnant women on the adverse effects of fetal exposure to nicotine. Evidence-based nursing interventions are needed to prevent relapse during the postpartum period.

Perception of electronic cigarettes in the general population: does their usefulness outweigh their risks?

ObjectiveTo describe and compare the perceptions of the general population about the harmful effects of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) on users and on those passively exposed to e-cigarettes and the perceptions...

Conditional risk assessment of adolescents' electronic cigarette perceptions.

To adapt an established instrument for measuring adolescents' cigarette-related perceptions for new application with electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). In this exploratory study, 104 male high school students (40% tobacco ever-users) estimated the probability of potential e-cigarette risks (eg, lung cancer) or benefits (eg, look cool). We calculated associations between risk/benefit composite scores, ever-use, and use intention for e-cigarettes, and analogously, for combustible cigarettes. E-cigarette ever-use was associated with lower perceived risks, with adjusted differences versus never-users greater for e-cigarettes than for cigarettes. Risk composite score was inversely associated, and benefit score positively associated, with e-cigarette ever-use and use intention. Conditional risk assessment characterized adolescents' perceived e-cigarette risk/benefit profile, with potential utility for risk-perception measurement in future studies.

Combining Text Mining and Data Visualization Techniques to Understand Consumer Experiences of Electronic Cigarettes and Hookah in Online Forums

Our aim in this work is to apply text mining and novel visualization techniques to textual data derived from online health discussion forums in order to better understand consumers experiences and perceptions of electronic cigarettes and hookah.

58. E-cigarettes as a Gateway to Smoking: What do Adolescents Themselves Think?

58. E-cigarettes as a Gateway to Smoking: What do Adolescents Themselves Think?

Teen tobacco use: research and regulatory gaps.

Teen tobacco use: research and regulatory gaps.

The use and perception of electronic cigarettes and snus among the U.S. population.

BackgroundE-cigarettes have generated controversy in the tobacco control field similar to that of Swedish snus, which came to the U.S. market six years earlier. Some argue that e-cigarettes have great potential to help smokers quit regular cigarettes while others contend they should be banned for lack of safety and efficacy data. This study examined population data from the U.S.MethodsA U.S. population survey with a national probability sample (N=10,041) was conducted (February 24 to March 8, 2012, before any major paid advertisement of e-cigarettes appeared on television). Survey respondents were asked if they had heard about e-cigarettes, where they had heard about them, whether they had used e-cigarettes or snus, how often they used them, and why they used them. Responses were weighted to represent the entire U.S. population.FindingsA high proportion, 75.4%, reported having heard about e-cigarettes. Television ranked as the number one source of information, followed by “in-person conversation” and “Internet.” About 8.1% had tried e-cigarettes, and 1.4% were current users. These rates were twice those of snus (4.3% and 0.8%, respectively). Among current smokers, 32.2% had tried e-cigarettes, and 6.3% were current users. Over 80% of current e-cigarette users were non-daily users. Women were significantly more likely to have tried e-cigarettes than men. Those who had tried e-cigarettes were more likely than those who tried snus to report their products being safer than regular cigarettes (49.9% vs. 10.8%). Almost half (49.5%) of current smokers were susceptible to using e-cigarettes in the future.ConclusionsThat e-cigarettes have surpassed snus in adoption rate, even before any promotion by major tobacco companies, suggests that the former have tapped into smokers’ intuitive preference for potentially harm-reducing products, probably due to the product design. E-cigarette use is likely to increase in the next few years.

Use and Perception of Electronic Cigarettes Among College Students

Objective: This study provides insight into how electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) may affect the social normative environment for tobacco use among college students. Participants: Participants were 244 freshman and sophomore students. Methods: Students completed an online self-report survey in April 2011. Results: There is a higher acceptance rate of e-cigarette smoking in public than traditional tobacco. For intention to use an e-cigarette, the strongest predictor is current tobacco use, followed by a positive orientation toward public use of e-cigarettes. Positive orientation toward public use of e-cigarettes is significantly predicted by the use of alternate tobacco, intention to use or try e-cigarettes, positive orientation toward public use of tobacco, positive attitude toward e-cigarettes, positive perception of social norms for use of e-cigarettes, and favorable orientation toward e-cigarettes as an innovation. Conclusions: These models suggest attitudinal, social normative, innovation, and behavioral factors may combine to bring the e-cigarette into wider use among college students.