Baker Kristen Anne, Campbell Nancy Jean, Noonan Devon, Thompson Julie A, Derouin Anne
J Pediatr Health Care. 2022 Mar-Apr;36(2):90-98. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2021.07.013. Epub 2021 Oct 5.
The number of teens using electronic cigarettes in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. One in 20 middle school youth currently vapes regularly (Wang et al., 2020), supporting the need for e-cigarette education and prevention programs in this vulnerable population.
The evidence-based youth vaping prevention program, CATCH My Breath, was implemented and evaluated in a small, private, parochial middle school using a quasi-experimental, within-subjects, longitudinal design.
Students' e-cigarette knowledge significantly improved postintervention (p < .001) and was sustained at 3 months follow-up. Attitudes about vaping remained stable after postintervention and at 3 months follow-up (p > .05). Susceptibility toward vaping increased or remained consistent despite increased knowledge (p = .096).
CATCH My Breath is an effective school-based resource to educate middle school youth about the dangers of vaping. Additional research is needed to evaluate the intervention's impact on e-cigarette attitudes and the measurement of susceptibility in teens.
在美国，使用电子烟的青少年数量已达到流行程度。目前，每20名中学生中就有1人经常吸电子烟（Wang等人，2020年），这表明在这一弱势群体中开展电子烟教育和预防项目很有必要。
基于证据的青少年电子烟预防项目“抓住我的呼吸”在一所小型私立教会中学实施并进行评估，采用了准实验、受试者内纵向设计。
干预后，学生的电子烟知识显著提高（p < .001），并在3个月随访时保持。干预后及3个月随访时，对吸电子烟的态度保持稳定（p > .05）。尽管知识增加，但吸电子烟的易感性增加或保持不变（p = .096）。
“抓住我的呼吸”是一种有效的校内资源，可用于教育中学生了解吸电子烟的危害。需要进一步研究以评估该干预措施对青少年电子烟态度的影响以及对易感性的测量。
