1. Smokers Who Try E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking: Findings From a Multiethnic Study in Hawaii.
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Pokhrel, Pallav, Fagan, Pebbles, Little, Melissa A., Kawamoto, Crissy T., and Herzog, Thaddeus A.
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AGE distribution ,CHI-squared test ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,EPIDEMIOLOGY ,ETHNIC groups ,LONGITUDINAL method ,MOTIVATION (Psychology) ,NICOTINE ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH funding ,SMOKING ,SMOKING cessation ,STATISTICS ,SURVEYS ,T-test (Statistics) ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,DATA analysis ,CROSS-sectional method ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Objectives. We characterized smokers who are likely to use electronic or "e-"cigarettes to quit smoking. Methods. We obtained cross-sectional data in 2010-2012 from 1567 adult daily smokers in Hawaii using a paper-and-pencil survey. Analyses were conducted using logistic regression. Results. Of the participants, 13% reported having ever used e-cigarettes to quit smoking. Smokers who had used them reported higher motivation to quit, higher quitting self-efficacy, and longer recent quit duration than did other smokers. Age (odds ratio [OR] = 0.98; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.97, 0.99) and Native Hawaiian ethnicity (OR = 0.68; 95% CI = 0.45, 0.99) were inversely associated with increased likelihood of ever using e-cigarettes for cessation. Other significant correlates were higher motivation to quit (OR = 1.14; 95% CI = 1.08, 1.21), quitting self-efficacy (OR = 1.18; 95% CI = 1.06, 1.36), and ever using US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved cessation aids such as nicotine gum (OR = 3.72; 95% CI = 2.67, 5.19). Conclusions. Smokers who try e-cigarettes to quit smoking appear to be serious about wanting to quit. Despite lack of evidence regarding efficacy, smokers treat e-cigarettes as valid alternatives to FDA-approved cessation aids. Research is needed to test the safety and efficacy of e-cigarettes as cessation aids. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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