Kale, Dimitra;
Brown, Jamie;
Dawkins, Lynne;
Goniewicz, Maciej L;
Leppin, Corinna;
Tattan-Birch, Harry;
Shahab, Lion;
(2024)
Comparing identity, attitudes, and indicators of effectiveness in people who smoke, vape or use heated tobacco products: a cross-sectional study.
Addictive Behaviors
, 151
, Article 107933. 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107933.
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Abstract
Background: There is limited long-term and independent research on heated tobacco products (HTPs). We compared people who used HTPs with those who used nicotine vaping products (NVP) or cigarettes on smoker identity, indicators of effectiveness and, among NVP/HTP users, perceptions of these products. // Methods: Adults exclusive cigarette smokers (N=45) and ex-smokers with medium/long-term (>3months) NVP (N=46) or HTP use (N=45) were recruited in London, UK. Participants completed a questionnaire assessing socio-demographics, smoking characteristics, smoker identity, dependence, intention to stop and attitudes towards HTP/NVP. // Results: In adjusted analysis, people who used cigarettes (Mean Difference (MD)=1.4, 95%Confidence Intervals (CI) 0.7,2.0) and HTPs (MD=0.8, 95%CI 0.1,1.5) reported stronger smoker identities than those who used NVPs. Compared with smokers, HTP/NVP users had lower cravings for cigarettes (MD=3.0, 95%CI 1.6,4.3; MD=3.1, 95%CI 1.9,4.3, respectively), and higher intention to stop product use (MD=-0.8, 95%CI -1.7,-0.01; MD=-1.2, 95%CI -2.0,-0.3, respectively). People using HTPs or NVPs reported similar perceived product satisfaction (HTP:M=3.4, 95%CI 2.8,3.9; NVP:M=3.0, 95%CI 2.5,3.5), efficacy for smoking cessation (HTP:M=4.5, 95%CI 4.2,4.9; NVP:M=4.6, 95%CI 4.3,4.9) and safety (HTP:M=2.1, 95%CI 2.0,2.2; NVP:M=2.0, 95%CI 1.8,2.1). HTP users reported greater perceived addictiveness than NVPs (MD=0.3, 95%CI 0.2,0.6). // Conclusions: HTP and NVP users perceived products to be similarly acceptable and effective suggesting that HTPs, like NVPs, may support smoking cessation. However, since HTP use appears to maintain a stronger smoker identity and perceived addiction, this may suggest a more limited role of HTP for a permanent transition away from cigarettes.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Comparing identity, attitudes, and indicators of effectiveness in people who smoke, vape or use heated tobacco products: a cross-sectional study |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107933 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107933 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2023 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Smoking; vaping; heated tobacco; e-cigarette; urge to smoke; smoker identity; nicotine dependence |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184200 |
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