DiGaetano Ralph, Dohrmann Sylvia, Taylor Ethel V, Everard Colm D, Castleman Victoria, Yan Ting, Kimmel Heather L, Zandberg Izabella, Piesse Andrea, Opsomer Jean D, Borek Nicolette, Silveira Marushka L, Hubbard Frost, Taylor Kristie, Creamer MeLisa R, Salim Anikah H, Sharma Eva, Cheng Yu-Ching, Vignare Victoria, Cook Tammy, Szeszel-Fedorowicz Wioletta, Siegfried Yumiko, Carusi Charles, Stark Debra, Skara Silvana, Hyland Andrew
Westat Inc, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Westat Inc, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Tob Control. 2024 Apr 26. doi: 10.1136/tc-2023-058466.
The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study is a nationally representative, longitudinal study of the US population on tobacco use and its effects on health, collecting data annually since 2013. The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted in-person survey data collections around the world. In the USA, this included a PATH Study data collection focused on youth (13-17) and young adults (18-19) as well as other US surveys on tobacco use. Given that it was necessary to pause data collection and considering that tobacco-use behaviours could be expected to change along with pandemic-related changes in the social environment, the original design for the 2020 PATH Study data collection for youth and young adults was modified. Also, the PATH Study Adult Telephone Survey was developed to address the need for adult tobacco use monitoring in this unprecedented time. This article describes the modifications made to the 2020 PATH Study design and protocol to provide nationally representative data for youth and adults after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the implications of these modifications for researchers.
烟草与健康人口评估（PATH）研究是一项具有全国代表性的针对美国人口烟草使用情况及其对健康影响的纵向研究，自2013年起每年收集数据。新冠疫情中断了全球范围内的面对面调查数据收集工作。在美国，这包括一项针对青少年（13 - 17岁）和青年成年人（18 - 19岁）的PATH研究数据收集以及其他关于烟草使用的美国调查。鉴于有必要暂停数据收集，并且考虑到烟草使用行为可能会随着与疫情相关的社会环境变化而改变，2020年针对青少年和青年成年人的PATH研究数据收集的原始设计进行了修改。此外，还开展了PATH研究成人电话调查，以满足在这个前所未有的时期对成人烟草使用情况进行监测的需求。本文描述了对2020年PATH研究设计和方案所做的修改，以便在新冠疫情爆发后为青少年和成年人提供具有全国代表性的数据，以及这些修改对研究人员的影响。
