美国吸烟者如何称呼电子烟：对2008 - 2015年基于网络的戒烟干预中用户生成帖子的考察
How US Smokers Refer to E-cigarettes: An Examination of User-Generated Posts From a Web-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention, 2008-2015.
作者信息
Pearson Jennifer L, Amato Michael S, Wang Xi, Zhao Kang, Cha Sarah, Cohn Amy M, Papandonatos George D, Graham Amanda L
机构信息
Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at Truth Initiative, Washington, DC;
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
出版信息
Nicotine Tob Res. 2017 Feb;19(2):253-257. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntw206. Epub 2016 Aug 16.
INTRODUCTION
A challenge in Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) research is how to refer to these devices in ways that are meaningful to current or potential users. The objectives of this study were to: (1) describe the frequency of ENDS terms in a web-based smoking cessation intervention; and (2) determine whether terms vary by US geographic region and date.
METHODS
Data were drawn from public posts between 2008-2015 on http://BecomeAnEX.org and limited to US users. We conducted "exact" and "fuzzy" searches to find posts containing ENDS keywords using custom Python scripts, and extracted geocoding data and date for each post. We examined counts and frequencies of ENDS terms by unique user, by unique user and region, and by unique user and date.
RESULTS
We identified 1023 unique US website users who had written a post containing one or more ENDS keywords. Posters were majority female (79%), educated (78% attended at least some college), and had a median age of 47 years. Overall, 92% of ENDS posters employed the term "e-cigarette" or a derivation. Derivations of "vape" became increasingly popular in 2013, whereas "NJoy" and "blu" were employed by fewer than 2% of posters. We found no variation in frequency of ENDS terms by US region.
CONCLUSIONS
Researchers may have confidence that "e-cigarette" and "vape" are recognizable terms among US treatment-seeking smokers. Conversely, terms such as "ENDS," commonly employed by researchers and public health advocates, are not used by smokers and may be an impediment to tobacco control research.
IMPLICATIONS
Researchers may have confidence that "e-cigarette," and, to a lesser extent, "vape" are recognizable terms among US adult smokers referring to ENDS (including accessories, brand names, and actions). Conversely, terms such as "electronic nicotine delivery systems," commonly employed by researchers and public health advocates, are not used by US smokers and may be an impediment to tobacco control research and practice.
引言
电子尼古丁传送系统（ENDS）研究面临的一个挑战是如何以对当前或潜在用户有意义的方式提及这些设备。本研究的目的是：（1）描述基于网络的戒烟干预中ENDS术语的出现频率；（2）确定这些术语是否因美国地理区域和时间而有所不同。
方法
数据取自2008年至2015年期间http://BecomeAnEX.org上的公开帖子，且仅限于美国用户。我们使用自定义Python脚本进行“精确”和“模糊”搜索，以查找包含ENDS关键词的帖子，并提取每个帖子的地理编码数据和日期。我们按唯一用户、按唯一用户和地区、按唯一用户和日期检查ENDS术语的计数和频率。
结果
我们识别出1023名撰写过包含一个或多个ENDS关键词帖子的美国网站唯一用户。发帖者多数为女性（79%），受过教育（78%至少上过一些大学），年龄中位数为47岁。总体而言，92%的ENDS发帖者使用了“电子烟”一词或其衍生词。“vape”的衍生词在2013年变得越来越流行，而使用“NJoy”和“blu”的发帖者不到2%。我们发现美国各地区ENDS术语的出现频率没有差异。
结论
研究人员可以确信，“电子烟”和“vape”在美国寻求治疗的吸烟者中是易于识别的术语。相反，研究人员和公共卫生倡导者常用的“ENDS”等术语，吸烟者并不使用，可能会阻碍烟草控制研究。
启示
研究人员可以确信，在美国成年吸烟者中，“电子烟”以及在较小程度上的“vape”是指ENDS（包括配件、品牌名称和行为）的易于识别的术语。相反，研究人员和公共卫生倡导者常用的“电子尼古丁传送系统”等术语，美国吸烟者并不使用，可能会阻碍烟草控制研究和实践。
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