Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to explore E-cigarette (EC) accounts from a small sample of UK adults with varied smoking/EC experiences. This was to contribute to existing knowledge of adult perceptions and understand the factors that encourage or deter use to inform health messaging aimed at professionals, policy makers and the general public.

Design

Twelve participants, five men and seven women aged 23–55 years (mean age 32.43) with mixed smoking/EC backgrounds took part in face-to-face interviews, analysed using semantic-level inductive thematic analysis.

Results

The analysis identified three key themes. Social influence (1) relates to the understanding of the social representations of ECs. Representation and knowledge (2) captures the impact of varied EC related communication on perception. Aspects of addiction (3) conveys aspects of nicotine addiction and how this influences EC use.

Conclusion

ECs were generally perceived as more socially acceptable than cigarettes by non-smokers, although there were varying levels of acceptability depending on the type of EC device used. There was also unanimity concerning uncertainty surrounding the devices. Behavioural/sensory elements and personal enjoyment of ECs were consistent elements that encouraged or deterred use. Although non-smokers/vapers did not use the devices, they expressed similar apprehensions to those who did.

中文翻译：

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对鼓励和阻止使用 EC 的因素的调查：对英国成年人账户的主题分析

摘要

客观的

本研究旨在从一小部分具有不同吸烟/EC 经历的英国成年人中探索电子烟 (EC) 账户。这是为了促进现有的成人观念知识，并了解鼓励或阻止使用以告知针对专业人士、政策制定者和公众的健康信息的因素。

设计

年龄在 23-55 岁（平均年龄 32.43 岁）的 12 名参与者（5 名男性和 7 名女性）具有混合吸烟/EC 背景，他们参加了面对面的访谈，使用语义级归纳主题分析进行了分析。

结果

分析确定了三个关键主题。社会影响(1) 与理解 EC 的社会表征有关。表示和知识(2) 捕获了各种 EC 相关通信对感知的影响。成瘾方面(3) 传达了尼古丁成瘾的各个方面以及这如何影响电子烟的使用。

结论

电子烟通常被非吸烟者认为比香烟更能被社会接受，尽管根据使用的电子烟设备类型不同，可接受程度也不同。对于围绕设备的不确定性，也存在一致意见。行为/感官因素和个人对 EC 的享受是鼓励或阻止使用的一致因素。尽管非吸烟者/电子烟用户不使用这些设备，但他们表达了与那些使用过的人类似的担忧。