Electronic cigarette: use and perceptions among French military nurses in 2013
AIMS: Paramedical personnel are exposed to tobacco smoking. Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) may be considered as a lower-risk substitute for cigarettes. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of e-cigarette use, the motives for use and the perceptions among French military nu...
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AIMS: Paramedical personnel are exposed to tobacco smoking. Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) may be considered as a lower-risk substitute for cigarettes. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of e-cigarette use, the motives for use and the perceptions among French military nurses.
METHODS: A cross-sectional survey, using self-administered questionnaires, was conducted in 2013 among 300 students and instructors of the French school of military paramedical personnel. Prevalences of e-cigarette use among smokers and nonsmokers were compared using logistic regressions adjusted on age and gender.
RESULTS: The prevalence of smoking was 40% among the 200 responders. E-cigarette current use prevalence was 25% (6% daily users), without significant difference according to gender and age. Tobacco smokers reported significantly more e-cigarette current use (51% vs7%). Motives for e-cigarette use reported by smokers were curiosity (48%), intention to reduce tobacco consumption (43%) or to quit smoking (8%). Among users of both tobacco and e-cigarettes, 48% reported a significant decrease in tobacco consumption following e-cigarette initiation (average decrease of 5–10 cigarettes smoked per day; p <0.001). Both tobacco smokers and nonsmokers (88%) estimated that e-cigarette use was potentially harmful for health, but it was perceived as less harmful than tobacco by 46%.
CONCLUSIONS: E-cigarette use among military nurses follows the trends observed in the general population in terms of prevalence and motives. E-cigarettes, which are seen as an attractive alternative to cigarettes, may contribute to a reduction in tobacco use among healthcare workers.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4330088e5d0043b8a1e9dfb23c1bc2a72022-12-22T04:24:36ZengSMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)Swiss Medical Weekly1424-39972015-06-01145252610.4414/smw.2015.14137Electronic cigarette: use and perceptions among French military nurses in 2013Sébastien GuilletSébastien SicardJean-Baptiste MeynardAurélie Mayet AIMS: Paramedical personnel are exposed to tobacco smoking. Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) may be considered as a lower-risk substitute for cigarettes. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of e-cigarette use, the motives for use and the perceptions among French military nurses. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey, using self-administered questionnaires, was conducted in 2013 among 300 students and instructors of the French school of military paramedical personnel. Prevalences of e-cigarette use among smokers and nonsmokers were compared using logistic regressions adjusted on age and gender. RESULTS: The prevalence of smoking was 40% among the 200 responders. E-cigarette current use prevalence was 25% (6% daily users), without significant difference according to gender and age. Tobacco smokers reported significantly more e-cigarette current use (51% vs7%). Motives for e-cigarette use reported by smokers were curiosity (48%), intention to reduce tobacco consumption (43%) or to quit smoking (8%). Among users of both tobacco and e-cigarettes, 48% reported a significant decrease in tobacco consumption following e-cigarette initiation (average decrease of 5–10 cigarettes smoked per day; p <0.001). Both tobacco smokers and nonsmokers (88%) estimated that e-cigarette use was potentially harmful for health, but it was perceived as less harmful than tobacco by 46%. CONCLUSIONS: E-cigarette use among military nurses follows the trends observed in the general population in terms of prevalence and motives. E-cigarettes, which are seen as an attractive alternative to cigarettes, may contribute to a reduction in tobacco use among healthcare workers. https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2042armed forcesHarm reductionElectronic cigaretteHealthcare workerTobacco. |
| spellingShingle | Sébastien Guillet Sébastien Sicard Jean-Baptiste Meynard Aurélie Mayet Electronic cigarette: use and perceptions among French military nurses in 2013 Swiss Medical Weekly armed forces Harm reduction Electronic cigarette Healthcare worker Tobacco. |
| title | Electronic cigarette: use and perceptions among French military nurses in 2013 |
| title_full | Electronic cigarette: use and perceptions among French military nurses in 2013 |
| title_fullStr | Electronic cigarette: use and perceptions among French military nurses in 2013 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electronic cigarette: use and perceptions among French military nurses in 2013 |
| title_short | Electronic cigarette: use and perceptions among French military nurses in 2013 |
| title_sort | electronic cigarette use and perceptions among french military nurses in 2013 |
| topic | armed forces Harm reduction Electronic cigarette Healthcare worker Tobacco. |
| url | https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2042 |
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