Use of e-Cigarettes in Cigarette Smoking Cessation: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many adults use e-cigarettes to help them quit cigarette smoking. However, the impact of self-selected use of e-cigarettes on cigarette smoking cessation, particularly when concurrently receiving app-based behavioral interventions, remains unexplored.

Objective

This study used data from a randomized trial of 2 smartphone apps to compare 12-month cigarette smoking cessation rates between participants who used e-cigarettes on their own (ie, adopters: n=465) versus those who did not (ie, nonadopters: n=1097).

Methods

The study population included all participants who did not use e-cigarettes at baseline. "Adopters" were those who self-reported the use of e-cigarettes at either 3- or 6-month follow-ups. "Nonadopters" were those who self-reported no use of e-cig

SUBMITTER: Santiago-Torres M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10667975 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature