Titre : | Electronic cigarettes in Germany: Patterns of use and perceived health improvement (2017) |
Auteurs : | K. LEHMANN ; S. KUHN ; J. REIMER |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | European Addiction Research (Vol.23, n°3, July 2017) |
Article en page(s) : | 136-147 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ALLEMAGNEThésaurus mots-clés E-CIGARETTE ; ETUDE TRANSVERSALE ; TYPE D'USAGE ; SANTE ; MOTIVATION |
Résumé : |
AIMS: The aim of the study was to characterize e-cigarette users in terms of their consumption patterns, motives, and the perceived health benefits they experience from using e-cigarettes.
DESIGN: The study was a cross-sectional online survey in 2015. A total of 3,320 German e-cigarette users were enrolled. A total of 91.5% were former tobacco smokers, 7.5% used both e-cigarettes and tobacco products, 1.0% were never-smokers. RESULTS: No differences were found between ex-smokers and dual users with regard to sociodemographic and smoking history (mean age 40.8 years, 81% men, 45% with a high school degree or above). Both groups had smoked 26.4 tobacco cigarettes a day for 22 years, had unsuccessfully tried to quit smoking using various other nicotine replacement products, and had used e-cigarettes for an average of 2 years. Ex-smokers consumed lower nicotine strength and more liquid per month, experienced more positive health changes, and had made vaping their hobby. Never-smokers were about 5 years younger, used liquid without nicotine and without tobacco flavor, and had no physical dependency. CONCLUSIONS: E-cigarettes were primarily used as an alternative to smoking and a substitute for nicotine. More dual users than ex-smokers used e-cigarettes in places where smoking is forbidden. Positive health changes were more pronounced in ex-smokers than dual users. |
Domaine : | Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette |
Refs biblio. : | 65 |
Affiliation : | Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Centre for Interdisciplinary Addiction Research of Hamburg University, Hamburg, Germany |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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