Franks Amy M, Hawes William A, McCain Keith R, Payakachat Nalin
Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, 4301 West Markham Street #522, Little Rock, AR 72205, Unites States.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, 4301 West Markham Street #522, Little Rock, AR 72205, United States.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2017 Nov;9(6):1003-1009. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2017.07.023. Epub 2017 Sep 9.
Our study evaluated the electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use, knowledge, and perceptions of health professional students enrolled in one of five colleges at a single academic health center.
A 56-item survey was conducted to examine the use, knowledge, and perceptions of e-cigarettes among health professional students. An e-cigarette knowledge score was calculated according to correct responses to eight true-false survey items, with possible scores ranging from zero to eight points. Regressions were used to determine associations between students' enrolled college/discipline and e-cigarette knowledge scores and to identify associations between three perception domains (smoking cessation, harm reduction, and enhanced regulation) and e-cigarette use.
Of the 853 students responding, 24.2% reported e-cigarette ever-use. Of e-cigarette ever users, 85.5% had used within the past year, and 23.1% used e-cigarettes for smoking cessation. Participants from the colleges of public health, pharmacy, and nursing had significantly higher knowledge scores, compared to those in allied health. Knowledge scores from college of medicine participants did not differ significantly compared to scores from allied health. Perceptions of using e-cigarettes for smoking cessation, reduced harm compared to tobacco, and reduced e-cigarette regulation were significantly associated with using e-cigarettes.
Self-reported ever-use of e-cigarettes among health professional students in this sample was 3.5-6 times higher than previously reported among medical and nursing students. Substantial gaps in e-cigarette knowledge exist. Enhancing health professionals' preparedness to effectively advise patients about the benefits and harms of e-cigarettes is crucial.
我们的研究评估了在单一学术健康中心五所学院之一就读的健康专业学生对电子烟的使用情况、了解程度及看法。
开展了一项包含56个条目的调查，以考查健康专业学生对电子烟的使用、了解程度及看法。根据对8道对错选择题的正确回答计算电子烟知识得分，得分范围为0至8分。采用回归分析来确定学生所在学院/专业与电子烟知识得分之间的关联，并确定三个认知领域（戒烟、减少危害和加强监管）与电子烟使用之间的关联。
在853名回复的学生中，24.2%报告曾使用过电子烟。在曾使用过电子烟的学生中，85.5%在过去一年中使用过，23.1%使用电子烟来戒烟。与联合健康专业的学生相比，来自公共卫生学院、药学院和护理学院的参与者知识得分显著更高。医学院参与者的知识得分与联合健康专业的得分相比无显著差异。认为使用电子烟有助于戒烟、与烟草相比危害更小以及电子烟监管较少，这些看法与使用电子烟显著相关。
在这个样本中，健康专业学生自我报告的电子烟曾使用率比之前医学和护理专业学生的报告高出3.5至6倍。在电子烟知识方面存在很大差距。提高健康专业人员有效向患者建议电子烟利弊的准备程度至关重要。
