scholarly journals Electronic cigarette use is associated with depressive symptoms among smokers and former smokers: Cross-sectional and longitudinal findings from the Constances cohort

2019 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 85-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Wiernik ◽  
Guillaume Airagnes ◽  
Emeline Lequy ◽  
Ramchandar Gomajee ◽  
Maria Melchior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Electronic Cigarette ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Former Smokers

Association between electronic cigarette use and smoking cessation in the European Union in 2017: analysis of a representative sample of 13 057 Europeans from 28 countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
Konstantinos E Farsalinos ◽  
Anastasia Barbouni
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Electronic Cigarette ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Former Smokers ◽  
Prevalence Ratios ◽  
The Eu

ObjectivesTo examine the association between electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use and smoking cessation in the European Union (EU) in 2017 according to e-cigarette use frequency and smoking cessation duration.DesignCross-sectional survey of EU citizens, representative of the population (Special Eurobarometer 458). Weighted proportions (95% CI) and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) were calculated.SettingEU.Participants13 057 EU citizens aged ≥15 years (6904 current and 6153 former smokers).ResultsCurrent daily e-cigarette use was reported by 2.4% (1.8%–3.1%) of current and 3.3% (2.5%–4.2%) of former smokers (p=0.002), while former daily use was reported by 5.6% (4.7%–6.8%) and 1.9% (1.3%–2.7%), respectively (p<0.001). More than half of all former smokers had quit for >10 years. Current daily e-cigarette use was rare among former smokers of >10 years (0.2%, 0.1%–0.6%) and was more prevalent in former smokers of ≤2 and 3–5 years (12.9%, 9.1%–17.9% and 9.0%, 5.8%–13.7%, respectively). Compared with never use, current daily e-cigarette use was associated with being a former smoker of ≤2 (aPR 4.96, 95% CI 3.57 to 6.90) and 3–5 years (aPR 3.20, 95% CI 2.10 to 4.87). Former daily e-cigarette use was associated with being a former smoker of ≤2 years (aPR 1.96, 95% CI 1.21 to 3.12). Current daily e-cigarette use was negatively associated with being a former smoker of 5–10 and >10 years.ConclusionsCurrent daily e-cigarette use in the EU in 2017 was rare among former smokers of >10 years and was positively associated with recent (≤5 years) smoking cessation. Former daily e-cigarette use was also positively associated with recent (≤2 years) smoking cessation.

Electronic cigarette use and perceptions amongst UK medical students: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Holdsworth ◽  
Dominic Sykes ◽  
Medhia Afzal ◽  
Martha Ellis-Parkinson ◽  
Michael Crooks
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Electronic Cigarette ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Electronic cigarette awareness and use among students at the Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 367-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wemerson José Corrêa de Oliveira ◽  
Alexandre Figueiredo Zobiole ◽  
Claudia Bonadiman de Lima ◽  
Rebeca Melo Zurita ◽  
Pedro Eduardo Muniz Flores ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Electronic Cigarette ◽  
Work Status ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
The Family

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the prevalence of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) awareness and experimentation among university students, as well as the characteristics associated with that awareness. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, conducted in 2015, in which 489 university students at the Federal University of Mato Grosso (Cuiabá campus), Brazil, were interviewed with the use of a specific questionnaire. We estimated the prevalence of e-cigarette awareness and use, as well as analyzing the major characteristics associated with that awareness and use. Results: The prevalence of e-cigarette awareness was 37%, and the rate of e-cigarette experimentation was 2.7%. Awareness of e-cigarettes was found to be associated with marital status, work status, the level of parental education, and the presence or absence of smokers in the family. Conclusions: A high proportion of university students were aware of e-cigarettes. Although the prevalence of those who had experimented with e-cigarettes was low, there is concern that there could be an increase in the use of these types of device. There is a need for measures targeting university students, in order to build awareness of and prevent e-cigarette use.

Association of device type, flavours and vaping behaviour with tobacco product transitions among adult electronic cigarette users in the USA

2021 ◽  
pp. tobaccocontrol-2020-055999
Author(s):  
Alyssa F Harlow ◽  
Jessica L Fetterman ◽  
Craig S Ross ◽  
Rose Marie Robertson ◽  
Aruni Bhatnagar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Tobacco Product ◽  
Electronic Cigarette ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Former Smokers

BackgroundFew studies assess whether electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) device characteristics or flavours impact longitudinal patterns of cigarette and e-cigarette use.DesignWe examined data from waves 2–4 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study (2014–2018). Among adult (≥18 years) current e-cigarette users at wave 2 who were current smokers (dual users; n=1759) and former smokers (exclusive e-cigarette users; n=470), we classified participants into four use patterns at wave 3 (~12 months later) and wave 4 (~24 months later): (1) dual use of e-cigarettes and cigarettes; (2) exclusive cigarette smoking; (3) exclusive e-cigarette use; (4) non-use of both products. We used multinomial logistic regression to assess correlates of changing use patterns at 24 months, relative to no change, adjusting for sociodemographic factors.ResultsAt 24 months, 26.5% of baseline exclusive e-cigarette users, and 9% of baseline dual users, abstained from both vaping and smoking. Participants who vaped non-tobacco flavours (vs tobacco flavours), and used refillable tank or modifiable devices (vs disposable, cartridges and other devices) were less likely to transition to non-use of both products and to exclusive cigarette smoking. Baseline daily vaping (vs non-daily) was positively associated with exclusive e-cigarette use at 24 months for baseline daily cigarette smokers, but negatively associated with exclusive e-cigarette use and non-use of both products at 24 months for baseline non-daily smokers.ConclusionsNon-tobacco flavours, daily vaping and modifiable e-cigarette devices may help some smokers abstain from cigarette smoking via transitioning to exclusive e-cigarette use, but are also associated with ongoing exclusive e-cigarette use.

scholarly journals Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking Abstinence in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study of Quitting Methods

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoyasu Hirano ◽  
Takahiro Tabuchi ◽  
Rika Nakahara ◽  
Naoki Kunugita ◽  
Yumiko Mochizuki-Kobayashi
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Electronic Cigarette ◽  
Smoking Abstinence ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Electronic cigarette use among adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Hong Kong

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Jiang ◽  
Man Ping Wang ◽  
Sai Yin Ho ◽  
Lok Tung Leung ◽  
Tai Hing Lam
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Electronic Cigarette ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Electronic cigarette use among university students aged 18–24 years in New Zealand: results of a 2018 national cross-sectional survey

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. e035093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Wamamili ◽  
Mark Wallace-Bell ◽  
Ann Richardson ◽  
Randolph C Grace ◽  
Pat Coope
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Electronic Cigarette ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Free Spaces ◽  
Reasons For Use

ObjectivesTo examine electronic cigarette use, reasons for use and perceptions of harm among university students.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingUniversity students across New Zealand.MethodsWe analysed data from a 2018 cross-sectional survey of university students, weighted to account for undersampling and oversampling by gender and university size. χ2 tests were used to compare e-cigarette use, reasons for use and perceptions of harm by age, gender, ethnicity and cigarette smoking.ParticipantsThe sample comprised 1476 students: 62.3% aged 18–20 years, 37.7% aged 21–24 years; 38.6% male, 61.4% female; 7.9% Māori and 92.1% non-Māori.Results40.5% of respondents (95% CI 37.9 to 43.1) reported ever, 6.1% (4.9–7.4) current and 1.7% (1.1–2.5) daily use. Regardless of frequency, 11.5% of vapers had vaped daily for ≥1 month, 70.2% of whom used nicotine-containing devices; 80.8% reported not vaping in indoor and 73.8% in outdoor smoke-free spaces. Among ever vapers, curiosity (67.4%), enjoyment (14.4%) and quitting (2.4%) were common reasons for vaping. 76.1% (73.4–78.7) of respondents believed e-cigarettes were less harmful than cigarettes.More males than females reported vaping (ever, current, daily and daily for ≥1 month), nicotine use and belief that e-cigarettes were less harmful than cigarettes. More participants aged 18–20 years reported not vaping in outdoor smoke-free spaces, vaping out of curiosity and belief that e-cigarettes were less harmful than cigarettes, while more participants aged 21–24 years vaped daily for ≥1 month and for enjoyment. More Māori than non-Māori ever vaped. More cigarette smokers than non-smokers vaped (ever, current, daily and daily for ≥1 month), used nicotine and vaped to quit, while more non-smokers did not vape in smoke-free spaces and vaped out of curiosity.ConclusionsOur results suggest high prevalence of e-cigarette ever and current use, particularly among males and smokers. Many vaped out of curiosity and perceived e-cigarettes as less harmful than cigarettes.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Electronic Cigarette Use and Its Determinants among 13-to-15-Year-Old Students in Greece: Results from the 2013 Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soteris Soteriades ◽  
Anastasia Barbouni ◽  
George Rachiotis ◽  
Panoraia Grevenitou ◽  
Varvara Mouchtouri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Electronic Cigarette ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Global Youth Tobacco Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pocket Money ◽  
Potential Risk Factors

Electronic cigarette use has increased over the past decade. Its potential role in smoking cessation, in addiction and as a ‘gateway’ to tobacco smoking is subject to intense research. This cross-sectional study, carried out in 2013, aims to present the habits of students aged 13–15 in Greece with regard to e-cigarettes and investigate potential risk factors and the relationship between e-cigarettes, tobacco smoking and other nicotine products. It is the first such study to be carried out in Greece. The survey was based on the standardized methodology of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey. All potential associations were investigated using multiple logistic regression. In total 2.8% of the 4096 participating students were current e-cigarette users and 12.3% of them were ever users. E-cigarette use was associated with male gender, being older, current use of combustible tobacco products and e-cigarette use in the family. Ever e-cigarette use, being older, female gender and higher pocket money were associated with an increased susceptibility to tobacco smoking. E-cigarette prevalence in Greece in 2013 was similar to that of other, developed countries. The smoking and vaping habits of adolescents must be monitored in order to assess trends over time and whether any policy alterations are necessary.

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