Faculty of Physical Culture and Health Promotion, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland.
Department of Anatomy, Pomeranian Medical University, 72 Powstańców Wielkopolskich Street, 70-111, Szczecin, Poland.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2018;1039:1-8. doi: 10.1007/5584_2017_83.
The use of electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes is strongly on the rise. The literature confirms that in the process of quitting smoking using an electronic device dispensing nicotine should be a transitional stage before the complete cessation of smoking. The aim of the present study was to assess the popularity of e-cigarettes, the underlying reasons for use of such nicotine products, and the level of awareness of health hazards associated with e-cigarettes. The study is of a survey type. The material consisted of data collected from an anonymous survey distributed among 46 female and 23 male users of e-cigarettes in 2015. We used a questionnaire of our own design. The findings demonstrate that the main reason for a recourse to e-cigarettes is a desire to use fashionable technological innovations, and the conviction that such cigarettes are less harmful than the traditional tobacco products. Some respondents used e-cigarettes to quit smoking; others to minimize the harmful effects of smoking. Most respondents acquired information about e-cigarettes from friends or from the Internet. There was a high awareness of the chemical composition of substances contained in e-cigarettes. An interest in e-cigarettes is caused by an increased knowledge on the negative effects of traditional smoking. Currently, the e-cigarettes remains a technological novelty, so that the exact health effects of their long-term use are open to conjecture.
电子烟的使用正在大幅上升。文献证实，在使用电子尼古丁装置戒烟的过程中，电子烟应该是完全戒烟前的一个过渡阶段。本研究的目的是评估电子烟的流行程度、使用此类尼古丁产品的根本原因，以及对电子烟相关健康危害的认识程度。本研究为调查研究。研究材料为 2015 年在 46 名女性和 23 名男性电子烟使用者中匿名调查收集的数据。我们使用了自行设计的问卷。研究结果表明，使用电子烟的主要原因是渴望使用时尚的技术创新，以及相信这种香烟比传统烟草产品危害更小。一些受访者使用电子烟来戒烟，而另一些则是为了减少吸烟的有害影响。大多数受访者从朋友或互联网上获取有关电子烟的信息。大多数受访者对电子烟中所含物质的化学成分有很高的认识。对电子烟的兴趣源于对传统吸烟负面影响的更多了解。目前，电子烟仍然是一种新技术产品，因此其长期使用的确切健康影响还存在疑问。
