The prospective relationship between a-priori intentions for and patterns of e-cigarette use among adults who smoke cigarettes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electronic (e-)cigarettes may help adult cigarette smokers achieve cigarette cessation, depending on patterns of e-cigarette use. Among cigarette smokers who do not use e-cigarettes, it is unclear if and how a-priori intentions for use are related to uptake patterns. Longitudinal studies have focused on established e-cigarette users or adolescent and young adult populations exclusively.

Methods

Within a nationwide randomized clinical trial (N = 638), adult cigarette smokers not currently using e-cigarettes were randomized (2:1) to receive (or not) one-month sampling of e-cigarettes. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed on an established 15-item measure assessing a-priori intentions for e-cigarette use to identify latent variables. Among those receivi

SUBMITTER: O'Neal RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11589789 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature