Tamimi Nancy
Department of Social Sciences, Media & Communications, Brunel University London, Uxbridge UB8 3PH,United Kingdom.
Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2018 Mar;19(2):189-196. doi: 10.1017/S1463423617000445. Epub 2017 Aug 4.
Aim To explore how e-cigarettes are perceived by a group of e-cigarette users and a group of Stop Smoking Advisors (SSAs), what are the risks and benefits they associate with e-cigarettes and how do these understandings shape participants' attitude towards e-cigarettes?
Face-to-face and phone interviews were conducted with 15 e-cigarette users and 13 SSAs in South East England between 2014 and 2015. Transcribed data were analysed inductively through thematic analysis. Findings E-cigarettes were used as a therapeutic aid to stop or cut down smoking and as a smoking substitute. A prominent theme is the uncertainty e-cigarettes have generated. This included ambiguity of e-cigarettes' status and efficacy, and ambiguity of e-cigarettes' physical and social risks. Different attitudes towards e-cigarettes were identified.
E-cigarettes' benefits and risks should be continuously evaluated, put into perspective and circulated to avoid ambiguity. Stop smoking services need to recognise the benefits that can be gained by using e-cigarettes as a harm reduction tool.
目的 探讨一群电子烟使用者和一群戒烟顾问（SSAs）如何看待电子烟，他们将哪些风险和益处与电子烟联系在一起，以及这些认知如何塑造参与者对电子烟的态度？
2014年至2015年期间，对英格兰东南部的15名电子烟使用者和13名戒烟顾问进行了面对面和电话访谈。通过主题分析对转录数据进行归纳分析。结果 电子烟被用作戒烟或减少吸烟的治疗辅助工具以及吸烟替代品。一个突出的主题是电子烟所产生的不确定性。这包括电子烟地位和功效的模糊性，以及电子烟身体和社会风险的模糊性。确定了对电子烟的不同态度。
应持续评估电子烟的益处和风险，正确看待并进行传播以避免模糊性。戒烟服务机构需要认识到将电子烟用作减少危害工具所能带来的益处。
