La Torre G, Dorelli B, Ricciardi M, Grassi M C, Mannocci A
Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome.
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "V. Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Clin Ter. 2019 Jul-Aug;170(4):e247-e251. doi: 10.7417/CT.2019.2142.
The nicotine market has rapidly evolved with the emergence of newer forms of smoking device that have been expanded worldwide, such as electronic cigarettes (eCig) which heat a solution (e-liquid) to create vapour and heat-not-burn (HNB) tobacco products, which heats tobacco at a temperature below the point of combustion. Their use is increasing at an alarming rate; it is believed it will surpass the use of traditional cigarettes in next 5 years, mostly among never-smokers and young people.
There are not many studies investigating knowledge and behaviour about heat tobacco products (HTP) among teenagers, so the aim of this study is to validate the SECRHET questionnaire (Smoking E-CigaRette and HEat-noT-burn products) on knowledge and behaviour on cigarette and HTP among youth.
The study was conducted in February and March 2019 inside Sapienza University of Rome and high school Giulio Cesare of Rome. A self-administered anonymous questionnaire was performed to investigate smoking habits and measures knowledge about HTP among Italian teenagers.
A sample of 60 students took part in the validation of the questionnaire. The overall Cronbach's alpha was 0,635, corresponding to a sufficient reliability.
There is little or no data on consumption or perceptions of HTP products among youth and evidence suggests the usefulness of a standardized and validated questionnaire available to monitoring of awareness, interest in trying and prevalence of use of these novel products among young people.
随着新型吸烟设备的出现，尼古丁市场迅速演变，这些设备已在全球范围内得到推广，例如加热溶液（电子烟液）以产生蒸汽的电子烟（eCig）和加热不燃烧（HNB）烟草产品，后者在低于燃烧点的温度下加热烟草。它们的使用正以惊人的速度增长；据信，在未来5年内，其使用量将超过传统香烟，主要是在从不吸烟者和年轻人中。
关于青少年对加热烟草产品（HTP）的知识和行为的研究不多，因此本研究的目的是验证SECRHET问卷（电子烟和加热不燃烧产品）关于青少年对香烟和HTP的知识和行为。
该研究于2019年2月和3月在罗马第一大学和罗马朱利奥·凯撒高中内进行。采用自填式匿名问卷来调查意大利青少年的吸烟习惯和对HTP的了解程度。
60名学生参与了问卷的验证。总体克朗巴哈系数为0.635，可靠性足够。
关于青少年对HTP产品的消费或认知的数据很少或没有，有证据表明，一份标准化且经过验证的问卷有助于监测年轻人对这些新产品的认知、尝试兴趣和使用流行情况。
