Providing accurate safety information may increase a smoker's willingness to use nicotine replacement therapy as part of a quit attempt
Providing accurate safety information may increase a smoker's willingness to use nicotine replacement therapy as part of a quit attempt
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DOI：
10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.02.002
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发表时间：
2011-07-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Allen, Jane
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作者：
Ferguson, Stuart G.;Gitchell, Joseph G.;Allen, Jane
目的：以前的研究报告说，吸烟者谁是错误的尼古丁替代疗法（NRT）的安全性是不太可能报告使用它。在这项研究中，我们研究是否提供信息，反驳这些问题可能会影响使用NRT的意图。参与者：900名吸烟者从市场研究数据库招募。设计和设置：参与者完成了一项在线调查，询问他们对NRT的看法。吸烟者的安全性和有效性的问题进行了询问，以确定是否准确的信息可能会增加他们的兴趣在使用NRT.Findings：NRT的安全性的误解是常见的：93%的吸烟者不知道吸烟，而穿着尼古丁贴片不会导致心脏病发作; 76%的尼古丁口香糖/含片不像香烟上瘾;和69%的NRT产品不像香烟危险。超过一半的误解吸烟者报告说，如果他们接触到纠正他们担忧的信息，他们更有可能使用NRT来帮助他们戒烟（53%、58%和66%，分别为每一种误解）。结论：这些数据表明，虽然相当大比例的吸烟者仍然被误导了NRT的安全性，如果通过纠正信息来解决这些误解，则被误导的吸烟者将增加对NRT的考虑。(C)2011爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Aim: Previous studies have reported that smokers who are misinformed about the safety of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) are less likely to report using it. In this study, we examined whether providing information that counters these concerns might impact on intentions to use NRT.Participants: 900 smokers recruited from a market research database.Design and setting: Participants completed an online survey that asked about their views about NRT. Smokers with safety and efficacy concerns were queried to determine whether accurate information might increase their interest in using NRT.Findings: Misperceptions of NRT safety were common: 93% of smokers did not know that smoking while wearing the nicotine patch does not cause heart attacks; 76% that nicotine gum/lozenge are not as addictive as cigarettes; and 69% that NRT products are not as dangerous as cigarettes. Over half of the smokers with misperceptions reported that they would be more likely to use NRT to help them quit smoking if they were exposed to information correcting their concerns (53%, 58% and 66%, respectively, for each of the misperceptions).Conclusions: These data suggest that while a sizeable proportion of smokers are still misinformed about the safety of NRT, misinformed smokers would increase consideration of NRT if these misperceptions are addressed by corrective information. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.