European adult smokers' perceptions of the harmfulness of e-cigarettes relative to combustible cigarettes: cohort findings from the 2016 and 2018 EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys
Background: This study presents perceptions of the harmfulness of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) relative to combustible cigarettes among smokers from six European Union (EU) countries, prior to the implementation of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), and 2 years post-TPD. Methods: Data...
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| Publication date: | 2020 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/173477 |
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| Keyword: | Fumadors Cigarretes electròniques Cigarette smokers Electronic cigarettes |
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| author | Gravely, Shannon |
| author2 | Driezen, Pete Kyriakos, Christina N. Thompson, Mary E. Balmford, James Demjén, Tibor Fernández Muñoz, Esteve Mons, Ute Tountas, Yannis Janik-Koncewicz, Kinga Zatoński, Witold Trofor, Antigona C. Vardavas, Constantine I. Fong, Geoffrey T. EUREST-PLUS consortium |
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| author_browse | Balmford, James Demjén, Tibor Driezen, Pete EUREST-PLUS consortium Fernández Muñoz, Esteve Fong, Geoffrey T. Gravely, Shannon Janik-Koncewicz, Kinga Kyriakos, Christina N. Mons, Ute Thompson, Mary E. Tountas, Yannis Trofor, Antigona C. Vardavas, Constantine I. Zatoński, Witold |
| author_facet | Gravely, Shannon Driezen, Pete Kyriakos, Christina N. Thompson, Mary E. Balmford, James Demjén, Tibor Fernández Muñoz, Esteve Mons, Ute Tountas, Yannis Janik-Koncewicz, Kinga Zatoński, Witold Trofor, Antigona C. Vardavas, Constantine I. Fong, Geoffrey T. EUREST-PLUS consortium |
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| description | Background: This study presents perceptions of the harmfulness of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) relative to combustible cigarettes among smokers from six European Union (EU) countries, prior to the implementation of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), and 2 years post-TPD. Methods: Data were drawn from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys, a cohort study of adult smokers (>= 18 years) from Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Spain. Data were collected in 2016 (pre-TPD: N = 6011) and 2018 (post-TPD: N = 6027). Weighted generalized estimating equations were used to estimate perceptions of the harmfulness of e-cigarettes compared to combustible cigarettes (less harmful, equally harmful, more harmful or 'don't know'). Results: In 2016, among respondents who were aware of e-cigarettes (72.2%), 28.6% reported that they perceived e-cigarettes to be less harmful than cigarettes (range 22.0% in Spain to 34.1% in Hungary). In 2018, 72.2% of respondents were aware of e-cigarettes, of whom 28.4% reported perceiving that e-cigarettes are less harmful. The majority of respondents perceived e-cigarettes to be equally or more harmful than cigarettes in both 2016 (58.5%) and 2018 (61.8%, P>0.05). Overall, there were no significant changes in the perceptions that e-cigarettes are less, equally or more harmful than cigarettes, but 'don't know' responses significantly decreased from 12.9% to 9.8% (P = 0.036). The only significant change within countries was a decrease in 'don't know' responses in Spain (19.3-9.4%, P = .001). Conclusions: The majority of respondents in these six EU countries perceived e-cigarettes to be equally or more harmful than combustible cigarettes. |
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| spelling | European adult smokers' perceptions of the harmfulness of e-cigarettes relative to combustible cigarettes: cohort findings from the 2016 and 2018 EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys Gravely, Shannon Driezen, Pete Kyriakos, Christina N. Thompson, Mary E. Balmford, James Demjén, Tibor Fernández Muñoz, Esteve Mons, Ute Tountas, Yannis Janik-Koncewicz, Kinga Zatoński, Witold Trofor, Antigona C. Vardavas, Constantine I. Fong, Geoffrey T. EUREST-PLUS consortium Fumadors Cigarretes electròniques Cigarette smokers Electronic cigarettes Background: This study presents perceptions of the harmfulness of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) relative to combustible cigarettes among smokers from six European Union (EU) countries, prior to the implementation of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), and 2 years post-TPD. Methods: Data were drawn from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys, a cohort study of adult smokers (>= 18 years) from Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Spain. Data were collected in 2016 (pre-TPD: N = 6011) and 2018 (post-TPD: N = 6027). Weighted generalized estimating equations were used to estimate perceptions of the harmfulness of e-cigarettes compared to combustible cigarettes (less harmful, equally harmful, more harmful or 'don't know'). Results: In 2016, among respondents who were aware of e-cigarettes (72.2%), 28.6% reported that they perceived e-cigarettes to be less harmful than cigarettes (range 22.0% in Spain to 34.1% in Hungary). In 2018, 72.2% of respondents were aware of e-cigarettes, of whom 28.4% reported perceiving that e-cigarettes are less harmful. The majority of respondents perceived e-cigarettes to be equally or more harmful than cigarettes in both 2016 (58.5%) and 2018 (61.8%, P>0.05). Overall, there were no significant changes in the perceptions that e-cigarettes are less, equally or more harmful than cigarettes, but 'don't know' responses significantly decreased from 12.9% to 9.8% (P = 0.036). The only significant change within countries was a decrease in 'don't know' responses in Spain (19.3-9.4%, P = .001). Conclusions: The majority of respondents in these six EU countries perceived e-cigarettes to be equally or more harmful than combustible cigarettes. Oxford University Press https://hdl.handle.net/2445/173477 |
| spellingShingle | European adult smokers' perceptions of the harmfulness of e-cigarettes relative to combustible cigarettes: cohort findings from the 2016 and 2018 EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys Gravely, Shannon Fumadors Cigarretes electròniques Cigarette smokers Electronic cigarettes |
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| title | European adult smokers' perceptions of the harmfulness of e-cigarettes relative to combustible cigarettes: cohort findings from the 2016 and 2018 EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys |
| title_full | European adult smokers' perceptions of the harmfulness of e-cigarettes relative to combustible cigarettes: cohort findings from the 2016 and 2018 EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys |
| title_fullStr | European adult smokers' perceptions of the harmfulness of e-cigarettes relative to combustible cigarettes: cohort findings from the 2016 and 2018 EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys |
| title_full_unstemmed | European adult smokers' perceptions of the harmfulness of e-cigarettes relative to combustible cigarettes: cohort findings from the 2016 and 2018 EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys |
| title_short | European adult smokers' perceptions of the harmfulness of e-cigarettes relative to combustible cigarettes: cohort findings from the 2016 and 2018 EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys |
| title_sort | European adult smokers' perceptions of the harmfulness of e-cigarettes relative to combustible cigarettes: cohort findings from the 2016 and 2018 EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys |
| topic | Fumadors Cigarretes electròniques Cigarette smokers Electronic cigarettes |
| topic_facet | Fumadors Cigarretes electròniques Cigarette smokers Electronic cigarettes |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/173477 |