Introduction

Young people are now seeking help to quit vaping. However, little is known about vaping cessation. To bridge the gap between the current state of research and the urgent need for interventions, practitioners have drawn upon smoking cessation models under the assumption that vaping and smoking are fairly similar. In this study, we sought to understand the nature and extent to which vaping is similar to smoking in order to inform the development of vaping cessation interventions for young people.

Methods

Seven focus groups were conducted between November 2019 and February 2020 among youth (ages 16–18) and young adults (ages 19–29) living in the Greater Toronto Area who self-identified as e-cigarette vapers and expressed interest in vaping cessation (n = 41). Focus groups were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using thematic analysis methods.

Results

Perceived similarities between vaping and smoking emerged from participant narratives: three themes relating to barriers to quitting (social benefits, stress reduction, sensory and behavioural gratification), and three relating to reasons for quitting (financial loss, industry influence, dependence). However, there were also perceived differences that emerged: three themes relating to barriers to quitting vaping (enjoyment of flavours, convenience and discreetness, lack of self-awareness of vaping behaviours), and two relating to reasons for quitting vaping (lack of trusted information, perceived social acceptability).

Conclusions

Although there is significant overlap between vaping and smoking, understanding perceived differences in barriers to quitting and reasons for quitting is critical to advancing vaping cessation research and practice among young people.

中文翻译：

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戒烟就像戒烟吗？定性研究探索vape电子烟的年轻人和年轻人的反应

介绍

年轻人现在正在寻求帮助以摆脱雾气。但是，对于戒烟还知之甚少。为了弥合目前的研究状况与迫切需要干预之间的差距，从业者在假定吸烟和吸烟相当相似的前提下采用了戒烟模型。在这项研究中，我们试图了解与吸烟相似的电子烟的性质和程度，以便为年轻人提供电子烟戒烟干预措施的信息。

方法

在2019年11月至2020年2月期间，对居住在大多伦多地区的年轻人（16-18岁）和年轻人（19-29岁）进行了七个焦点小组的调查，他们自认是电子烟vapers，并表示有意戒烟（n  = 41）。对焦点小组进行录音，逐字记录并使用主题分析方法进行分析。

结果

从参与者的叙述中发现了吸烟与吸烟之间的相似之处：三个主题涉及戒烟障碍（社会福利，压力减轻，感官和行为满足感），三个主题涉及戒烟原因（经济损失，行业影响，依赖性）。但是，也出现了感知上的差异：三个主题与退出电子烟的障碍有关（享受风味，便利和谨慎，缺乏对电子烟行为的自我意识），以及两个与退出电子烟的原因有关（缺乏可信信息） ，感知的社会接受度）。

结论

尽管吸烟与吸烟之间存在显着的重叠，但了解感知的戒烟障碍差异和戒烟原因对于推进年轻人的戒烟研究和实践至关重要。