Langley Ross J, Hamilton Holly, Turner Steve, Watt Elizabeth, Posner Frankie, Macleod Kenneth A
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK.
University of Glasgow, UK.
Pediatr Pulmonol. 2025 May;60(5):e71125. doi: 10.1002/ppul.71125.
E-cigarette use is increasing amongst current smokers, nonsmoking adults and young people. Doctors are in a unique position to encourage patients to quit and help achieve their goal of nicotine abstinence. Teaching on tobacco-related disease is well established and a "smoking history" is a routine part of undergraduate medical curricula. Despite education about smoking, little is known about what students are taught about E-cigarettes.
Scottish medical students were invited to participate in an online survey to assess their own attitudes, the curricular coverage of smoking, E-cigarettes, and cessation programmes.
Approximately 5000 students were invited; a total of 606 responses were received (12%). 8.4% currently vape (3% are current smokers). The majority (95%) reported that E-cigarette use was not covered well within their curriculum (61% stated it had not been mentioned). Despite this, 72% were aware of some health risks associated with E-cigarettes but only 6% reported they would feel confident explaining this to patients. 98% were unaware of any available cessation services.
Practical advice and training regarding E-cigarette use and cessation is lacking across Scottish medical school curricula. Medical students lack the knowledge and confidence to explain the health consequences to patients. To enable future medical staff to deal with the rise in nicotine addiction, it is essential that medical schools improve access to information on acute and chronic health effects and cessation support. Evidence-based education and cessation programmes should be developed to ensure students feel confident in supporting future patients in attempting to quit nicotine addiction.
电子烟在当前吸烟者、非吸烟成年人及年轻人中的使用正在增加。医生在鼓励患者戒烟并帮助他们实现戒烟目标方面具有独特的地位。关于烟草相关疾病的教学已很成熟，“吸烟史”是本科医学课程的常规组成部分。尽管有关于吸烟的教育，但对于学生所学的关于电子烟的内容却知之甚少。
邀请苏格兰医学生参与一项在线调查，以评估他们自己的态度、吸烟、电子烟及戒烟项目的课程覆盖情况。
约5000名学生受邀；共收到606份回复（12%）。8.4%的学生目前吸电子烟（3%为当前吸烟者）。大多数（95%）报告称，他们的课程中对电子烟使用的涵盖不足（61%表示从未提及）。尽管如此，72%的学生意识到了与电子烟相关的一些健康风险，但只有6%的学生表示他们有信心向患者解释这些风险。98%的学生不知道任何可用的戒烟服务。
苏格兰医学院校课程缺乏关于电子烟使用及戒烟的实用建议和培训。医学生缺乏向患者解释健康后果的知识和信心。为使未来的医务人员能够应对尼古丁成瘾的增加，医学院校必须改善获取关于急慢性健康影响及戒烟支持信息的渠道。应制定基于证据的教育和戒烟项目，以确保学生有信心支持未来的患者尝试戒除尼古丁成瘾。
