All of the authors are with the Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta.
Am J Public Health. 2019 Jan;109(1):145-147. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304754. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
To evaluate recent levels and trends in trust in sources of health information on e-cigarettes in the United States. We obtained data from nationally representative samples of adults in 2015 (n = 5389), 2016 (n = 5273), and 2017 (n = 5389) that reported trust in 13 sources of health information on e-cigarettes in the United States. We used weighted linear regression models to examine temporal trends in trust levels. Doctors, health organizations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), health experts and scientists, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and family and friends were trusted, whereas news media, e-cigarette users, social media, vape shop employees, and e-cigarette and cigarette companies were distrusted. From 2015 to 2017, trust significantly increased for CDC, FDA, health experts and scientists, and news media (s < .01). Trust also increased for NIH between 2016 and 2017 ( < .01). US adults trust public health sources and distrust entities with commercial interest in e-cigarettes. This suggests that evidence-based messaging and information on health effects of e-cigarettes from public health professionals can effectively counter e-cigarette promotion and improve public understanding about e-cigarettes.
评估美国电子烟健康信息来源信任度的最新水平和趋势。我们从 2015 年（n=5389）、2016 年（n=5273）和 2017 年（n=5389）的全美代表性成年人样本中获取了数据，这些样本报告了对美国 13 个电子烟健康信息来源的信任程度。我们使用加权线性回归模型来检验信任水平的时间趋势。医生、健康组织、疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）、健康专家和科学家、美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）、美国食品和药物管理局（FDA）以及家人和朋友是值得信赖的，而新闻媒体、电子烟使用者、社交媒体、电子烟商店员工以及电子烟和香烟公司则是不可信的。从 2015 年到 2017 年，CDC、FDA、健康专家和科学家以及新闻媒体的信任度显著增加（s<.01）。NIH 的信任度也在 2016 年至 2017 年间增加（<.01）。美国成年人信任公共卫生来源，不信任与电子烟有商业利益的实体。这表明，公共卫生专业人员关于电子烟健康影响的基于证据的信息和宣传可以有效地抵制电子烟的推广，并提高公众对电子烟的认识。
