Klubertanz Grace C, Matulle McKennah J, Li Jenny S, Abraham Olufunmilola
Social and Administrative Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
Pharmacy (Basel). 2024 Jun 28;12(4):101. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy12040101.
While public health efforts have made tobacco smoking near obsolete among adolescents, vaping products are quickly taking their place. With the negative health consequences looming ahead of young vapers, there is a desperate need to curb youth vaping. Adolescents want to be actively engaged in their health which creates space to educate on vaping in this population segment.
From January to May 2023, 35 adolescents aged 11-18 participated in interviews to assess the investigator-developed Teen E-cigarette and Vaping Educational Resource (T-EVER). All the interviews were recorded and transcribed for independent analysis by two study team members.
The participants liked the T-EVER, indicating they were engaged in the content. However, some participants wanted more information. The participants wanted health professionals to educate them on vaping but were worried about the potential barriers facing the implementation in community pharmacy settings.
Adolescents want to learn about vaping, but there are limited opportunities to do so. The T-EVER is designed to educate youth about vaping. This tool was well received and has the potential to be used by pharmacists as a vaping prevention and cessation intervention. More research is required to discern the true scope of the pharmacist's role in using an educational tool to address adolescent vaping.
虽然公共卫生方面的努力已使青少年吸烟几乎过时，但电子烟产品正迅速取而代之。鉴于年轻电子烟使用者面临着负面健康后果，迫切需要遏制青少年使用电子烟的行为。青少年希望积极参与自身健康事务，这为在这一人群中开展电子烟相关教育创造了空间。
2023年1月至5月，35名11至18岁的青少年参与了访谈，以评估研究人员开发的青少年电子烟及雾化产品教育资源（T-EVER）。所有访谈均进行了录音，并由两名研究团队成员转录以供独立分析。
参与者喜欢T-EVER，表明他们对其中的内容感兴趣。然而，一些参与者希望获得更多信息。参与者希望健康专业人员就电子烟相关知识对他们进行教育，但担心在社区药房环境中实施时可能面临的障碍。
青少年希望了解电子烟相关知识，但这样做的机会有限。T-EVER旨在对青少年进行电子烟相关教育。该工具受到了好评，药剂师有可能将其用作预防和戒烟干预手段。需要开展更多研究，以确定药剂师在使用教育工具应对青少年电子烟使用问题方面的实际作用范围。
