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Real-world effectiveness of e-cigarettes when used to aid smoking cessation: a cross-sectional population study
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are rapidly increasing in popularity. Two randomized controlled trials have suggested that e-cigarettes can aid smoking cessation, but there are many factors that could influence their real-world effectiveness. This study aimed to assess, using an established methodology, the effectiveness of e-cigarettes when used to aid smoking cessation compared with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) bought over-the-counter and with unaided quitting in the general population. DESIGN AND SETTING: A large cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of the English population. PARTICIPANTS: The study included 5863 adults who had smoked within the previous 12 months and made at least one quit attempt during that period with either an e-cigarette only (n = 464), NRT bought over-the-counter only (n = 1922) or no aid in their most recent quit attempt (n = 3477). MEASUREMENTS: The primary outcome was self-reported abstinence up to the time of the survey, adjusted for key potential confounders including nicotine dependence. FINDINGS: E-cigarette users were more likely to report abstinence than either those who used NRT bought over-the-counter [odds ratio (OR) = 2.23, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.70-2.93, 20.0 versus 10.1%] or no aid (OR = 1.38, 95% CI = 1.08-1.76, 20.0 versus 15.4%). The adjusted odds of non-smoking in users of e-cigarettes were 1.63 (95% CI = 1.17-2.27) times higher compared with users of NRT bought over-the-counter and 1.61 (95% CI = 1.19-2.18) times higher compared with those using no aid. CONCLUSIONS: Among smokers who have attempted to stop without professional support, those who use e-cigarettes are more likely to report continued abstinence than those who used a licensed NRT product bought over-the-counter or no aid to cessation. This difference persists after adjusting for a range of smoker characteristics such as nicotine dependence.
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- Authors
- Brown, J., Beard, E., Kotz, D., Michie, S., & West, R.
- Venue
- Addiction
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-08-08
- Volume
- 109
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1531-1540
- ISSN
- 0965-2140 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2146784275
- Cited by
- 478
- References
- 7
- FWCI
- 45.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
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