Physicians' Perceptions, Attitudes, and Communication of E-cigarettes (PACE)

摘要 电子烟的市场很小，但正在增长。有限但现有的文献 表明成年人可能使用电子烟作为戒烟工具。此外，随着广告的增加， 电子烟和某些知名医生在媒体上的公开认可，有理由 我怀疑医生可能会越来越多地被病人问及这些产品。但尽管 医生在治疗和建议吸烟者吸烟方面的重要性是众所周知的，但不知道如何做到这一点。 医生对电子烟的看法以及医生在多大程度上可能会讨论电子烟和烟草 减少对患者的伤害。鉴于这方面的数据不足，本提案是对PA-13的回应， 302：研究项目补助金旨在促进我们对医生潜在作用的理解， 减少危害和电子烟。具体来说，我们的目标是1）记录和表征体积 从关键信息来源获取有关电子烟的信息和信息类型，并评估信息的影响 关于医生对电子烟的安全性和有效性的看法，通过进行内容分析， 相关材料，2）了解医生对电子烟的知识，看法和沟通 通过与医生进行焦点小组讨论，随后进行重复的全国横断面邮件调查， 3）监测信息、医生态度和沟通随时间的变化 通过持续的内容分析和重复的横断面医生调查， 三波数据。这些发现可能提供有关供应商可能发挥的潜在作用的重要信息， 在未来的烟草减害事业中发挥作用。

ABSTRACT The market for electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes is small but growing. The limited but existing literature suggests that adults may be using e-cigarettes as a tool for cessation. In addition, given increased advertising of e-cigarettes and public endorsements by certain well known physicians in the media, there is reason to suspect that physicians may increasingly be asked by patients about these products. However, despite the known importance of physicians in treating and advising smokers about tobacco use, it is unknown how physicians perceive e-cigarettes and to what extent physicians may be discussing e-cigarettes and tobacco harm reduction with patients. Given the paucity of data on this subject, this proposal, in response to PA-13- 302: Research Project Grant is designed to facilitate our understanding of the potential role physicians with respect to harm reduction and e-cigarettes. Specifically, we aim to 1) document and characterize the volume and types of messages about e-cigarettes from key informational sources and assess the impact of messages on physician perceptions regarding the safety and efficacy of e-cigarettes by conducting content analyses of relevant materials, 2) understand physicians' knowledge, perceptions, and communication about e-cigarettes by conducting focus groups with physicians and subsequently, a repeated national cross-sectional mail survey of physicians, and 3) monitor changes over time in messages and physician attitudes and communications regarding e-cigarettes through ongoing content analysis and a repeated cross-sectional physician survey, with three waves of data. The findings may provide important information about the potential role that providers may play in the future of tobacco harm reduction moving forward.