Summary
Introduction:
This text summarizes a scientific study on the relationship between e-cigarette characteristics and cigarette cessation behaviors among dual users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes in the United States. The study used data from the Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS) from 2018 to 2019 and analyzed the association between e-cigarette device type, e-cigarette flavors, and frequency of e-cigarette use with smoking cessation behaviors (pre-contemplation, contemplation, and preparation to quit). The study also controlled for various sociodemographic and cigarette characteristic covariates.
Key Points:
* The study analyzed data from the TUS-CPS survey from 2018 to 2019, which included questions on e-cigarette use, frequency of use, device type, dependence, and flavors.
* The sample consisted of 1,038 dual users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes, after excluding participants with missing values for covariates.
* The study defined cigarette cessation behaviors based on the Trans-theoretical model and assigned participants to the pre-contemplation, contemplation, or preparation to quit smoking stages.
* The study found that dual users who used tank e-cigarette devices and those who used e-cigarettes with replaceable cartridges had greater odds of being in the contemplation smoking cessation stage compared to those who used disposable e-cigarettes.
* Participants who used e-cigarettes between 10 and 24 days in the past month had greater odds of being in the contemplation smoking cessation stage, while those who used e-cigarettes 25 or more days had greater odds of being in the preparation stage compared to those who used e-cigarettes 1-9 days in the past month.
* There was no association between e-cigarette flavors and being in the contemplation or preparation stages of smoking cessation.
* The study controlled for various sociodemographic and cigarette characteristic covariates, including cigarette flavor, frequency of cigarette use, and menthol cigarette use.
Main Message:
The study suggests that the type of e-cigarette device and the frequency of e-cigarette use affect smoking cessation behaviors among adult dual users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes. Specifically, tank e-cigarette devices and e-cigarettes with replaceable cartridges were associated with greater odds of being in the contemplation smoking cessation stage, while frequent e-cigarette use was associated with greater odds of being in the contemplation or preparation stages. however, e-cigarette flavors were not associated with smoking cessation behaviors. These findings have implications for regulatory policies and public health interventions related to e-cigarette use and smoking cessation.
Citation
Zavala-arciniega L, hirschtick JL, Meza R, Fleischer NL. E-cigarette characteristics and cigarette smoking cessation behaviors among U.S. adult dual users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes. Preventive medicine reports. 2022;26:101748. doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101748
