Changes in marijuana and nicotine vaping perceptions and use behaviors among young adults since the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.
Changes in marijuana and nicotine vaping perceptions and use behaviors among young adults since the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.
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10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100408
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2022-06
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Harrell MB
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Case KR;Clendennen SL;Shah J;Tsevat J;Harrell MB
在这项研究中，超过一半的大麻vapers在COVID-19期间增加了使用。与会者指出，COVID-19导致人们对电子烟持更消极的态度。对vaping态度的变化并没有转化为vaping使用的减少。无聊是增加电子烟的一个共同主题。关于COVID-19大流行对大麻vaping行为的影响缺乏研究;这是一个值得注意的限制，因为大麻vaping以前与年轻人的呼吸问题有关。这项定性研究探讨了COVID-19大流行如何影响年轻人（18至25岁）的vaping观念和行为。定性访谈进行了50定期大麻vapers。如果每个人每周至少抽3天大麻（单独或与尼古丁双重使用），他们就有资格。访谈记录进行了分析，使用演绎编码过程，以确定主题。探讨了性别和用户状态（常规大麻与常规双重vapers）的主题差异。虽然许多参与者表示，大流行对他们对vaping的态度产生了负面影响，但参与者还指出，他们的负面态度并没有转化为使用的减少。总体而言，54%的参与者报告在COVID-19期间增加了vaping。对于普通的双重vapers和大麻vapers来说，无聊是vaping增加的一个突出主题。缺乏大麻的可及性被认为是常规大麻vapers中大麻减少的原因，但不是常规的双重vapers。男性对电子烟的态度没有改变，男性比女性更多地报告仍然分享他们的设备。超过一半的参与者报告说，自COVID-19大流行以来，他们的电子烟行为有所增加，尽管人们担心电子烟可能对肺部和免疫健康产生不利影响。随着美国适应COVID-19大流行，干预措施应解决可能导致使用行为增加的因素。
More than half of marijuana vapers in this study increased use during COVID-19. Participants noted that COVID-19 led to more negative attitudes about vaping. Changes in attitudes about vaping did not translate into reductions in vaping use. Boredom was a common theme for increasing vaping. Research is lacking on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on marijuana vaping behaviors; a notable limitation as marijuana vaping has been previously associated with respiratory issues among young people. This qualitative study explored how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced vaping perceptions and behaviors among young adults (18 to 25-year-olds). Qualitative interviews were conducted with 50 regular marijuana vapers. Individuals were eligible if they vaped marijuana at least 3 days per week (exclusively or dual use with nicotine). Interview transcripts were analyzed using deductive coding processes to identify themes. Differences in themes by gender and user status (regular marijuana versus regular dual vapers) were explored. While many participants indicated that the pandemic negatively impacted their attitudes about vaping, participants also noted that their negative attitudes did not translate into reductions in use. Overall, 54% of participants reported increasing vaping during COVID-19. For both regular dual vapers and marijuana vapers, boredom was a prominent theme for increases in vaping. Lack of accessibility of marijuana was cited as a reason for decreasing marijuana among regular marijuana vapers but not for regular dual vapers. Males reported more unchanged attitudes about vaping and more males than females reported still sharing their devices. More than half of participants reported increasing their vaping behaviors since the COVID-19 pandemic despite concerns about the potential for vaping to adversely impact lung and immune health. As the U.S. adapts to the COVID-19 pandemic, interventions should address factors that may contribute to increases in use behaviors.