Kröger Christoph B, Ofner Sarah, Piontek Daniela
IFT-Gesundheitsförderung, Leopoldstrasse 175, 80804, München, Deutschland.
IFT Institut für Therapieforschung, Leopoldstrasse 175, 80804, München, Deutschland.
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2018 Jan;61(1):32-39. doi: 10.1007/s00103-017-2657-z.
E-cigarettes are considerably safer regarding health issues than conventional cigarettes, but there is uncertainty concerning its use for smoking cessation.
How and to what extent are E‑cigarettes used by smokers willing to quit? Are E‑cigarettes a useful intervention for smokers attending a group intervention for smoking cessation?
One year after attending a group intervention for smoking cessation in Germany, 637 attendants were assessed by telephone. The interview topics were the use of E‑cigarettes and tobacco abstinence.
Of the attendants that could be interviewed, 12.6% had used E‑cigarettes during or after the smoking cessation intervention. At the beginning of the intervention these smokers smoked significantly more cigarettes and were more addicted to cigarettes than the other attendants. After one year significantly less E‑cigarette users were abstinent compared to participants that used nicotine replacement therapy or no additional smoking cessation aids.
The application of E‑cigarettes is counterproductive for smokers looking for help in an abstinence oriented smoking cessation group. The lack of distinct, easy to follow instructions on the use of E‑cigarettes as a cessation tool may impair the process of cessation. Without good guidance smokers may get distracted in their motivation and willingness to stop smoking.
电子烟在健康问题方面比传统香烟安全得多，但关于其用于戒烟存在不确定性。
愿意戒烟的吸烟者如何使用电子烟以及使用程度如何？电子烟对参加戒烟团体干预的吸烟者是否是一种有用的干预措施？
在德国参加戒烟团体干预一年后，通过电话对637名参与者进行评估。访谈主题是电子烟的使用和戒烟情况。
在可接受访谈的参与者中，12.6%在戒烟干预期间或之后使用过电子烟。在干预开始时，这些吸烟者比其他参与者吸烟量明显更多且对香烟上瘾程度更高。一年后，与使用尼古丁替代疗法或未使用其他戒烟辅助工具的参与者相比，使用电子烟的人中成功戒烟的明显更少。
对于在以戒烟为导向的戒烟团体中寻求帮助的吸烟者而言，使用电子烟会适得其反。缺乏关于将电子烟用作戒烟工具的明确、易于遵循的说明可能会妨碍戒烟进程。没有良好的指导，吸烟者在戒烟的动机和意愿方面可能会分心。
