Abraham Olufunmilola, Paulsen Zachary, Slonac Evan, Li Jenny
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science, 789 S. Limestone Street, TODD 292K, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Pharmacy, Social & Administrative Sciences Division, 777 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm. 2024 Oct 20;16:100532. doi: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2024.100532. eCollection 2024 Dec.
Adolescent use of e-cigarettes has been recognized as a significant public health concern as rates of adolescent vaping increase. As evidence of respiratory damage and other health concerns continue to emerge, educational resources for parents are critical in combating the vaping epidemic. A vaping educational tool can serve as a resource that parents of adolescents can reference to learn about e-cigarette use and how to address this topic with their families.
The purpose of this study was to examine parents' perspectives on the design and use of an educational infographic (Parent -Cigarette and Vaping Educational Resource; P-EVER) to inform parents of adolescents and their families about e-cigarette use, risks, and quitting resources.
Parents who had an adolescent aged 12 to 18 years were recruited through community pharmacies in Wisconsin through recruitment fliers, emails, and word of mouth between February and June 2023. Participants reviewed the vaping educational handout in a semi-structured interview that was recorded and transcribed verbatim. Two members of the research team independently coded each transcript using NVivo software to conduct inductive thematic analysis. Bi-weekly meetings were held to refine codes, develop the master codebook, and identify prevalent themes (intercoder reliability - 0.83).
Thirty-five parents were interviewed between February and June 2023. Four themes were identified: vaping awareness, P-EVER content and implementation, pharmacist's role, and barriers to pharmacist intervention on vaping. Participants believed the vaping educational handout was an effective resource for disseminating information to parents of adolescents. Responses highlighted the importance of providing educational resources to initiate conversations surrounding health risks to adolescents.
Pharmacists played a crucial role in successfully disseminating the P-EVER education tool to parents of adolescents. Future work is required to determine effective interventions for pharmacists and adolescents to discuss the topic of vaping awareness and safety.
随着青少年电子烟使用率的上升，青少年使用电子烟已被视为一个重大的公共卫生问题。由于呼吸损伤和其他健康问题的证据不断出现，为家长提供教育资源对于抗击电子烟流行至关重要。一个电子烟教育工具可以作为一种资源，供青少年的家长参考，以了解电子烟的使用情况以及如何与家人讨论这个话题。
本研究的目的是调查家长对一份教育信息图（家长 - 香烟与电子烟教育资源；P-EVER）的设计和使用的看法，该信息图旨在向青少年及其家人的家长介绍电子烟的使用、风险和戒烟资源。
2023年2月至6月期间，通过在威斯康星州的社区药房发放招募传单、发送电子邮件以及口口相传，招募了有12至18岁青少年的家长。参与者在一次半结构化访谈中查看了电子烟教育手册，访谈进行了录音并逐字转录。研究团队的两名成员使用NVivo软件对每份转录本进行独立编码，以进行归纳主题分析。每两周举行一次会议，以完善编码、制定主编码手册并确定普遍主题（编码员间信度 - 0.83）。
2023年2月至6月期间采访了35位家长。确定了四个主题：电子烟认知、P-EVER的内容与实施、药剂师的作用以及药剂师干预电子烟问题的障碍。参与者认为电子烟教育手册是向青少年家长传播信息的有效资源。回答强调了提供教育资源以启动围绕青少年健康风险的对话的重要性。
药剂师在成功向青少年家长传播P-EVER教育工具方面发挥了关键作用。未来需要开展工作，以确定针对药剂师和青少年讨论电子烟认知和安全话题的有效干预措施。
