Hi everyone,
A massive thanks again to everyone on here who took the time to participate in my research study a few months ago. In total, 436 people participated which lead to some very useful and interesting findings, many of which won't come as a surprise I'm sure.
The key findings and recommendations are as follows:
• The FTND-V (the vaping adaptation of the Fagerstom Test for Nicotine Dependence) showed reliability below recommended levels.
A bit more detail is available on the results site https://vapingstudy.wordpress.com, or let me know if you have any questions. We're still going to be working towards getting the study published, and are looking to more vaping research for next year.
A massive thank you again to everyone who participated.
Dan
PS - South Africa was one of the most represented countries; I'm sure most came from this forum - so thank you again!
A massive thanks again to everyone on here who took the time to participate in my research study a few months ago. In total, 436 people participated which lead to some very useful and interesting findings, many of which won't come as a surprise I'm sure.
The key findings and recommendations are as follows:
• The FTND-V (the vaping adaptation of the Fagerstom Test for Nicotine Dependence) showed reliability below recommended levels.
-This suggests that a simple adaptation of the FTND (smoking) questionnaire may not be appropriate for vaping.
-This highlights behavioural differences between smoking and vaping.
-The research team recommend that new and more appropriate methods of assessing addiction from multiple modes of ingestion be explored.
• E-cigarette are being used for smoking cessation.-This highlights behavioural differences between smoking and vaping.
-The research team recommend that new and more appropriate methods of assessing addiction from multiple modes of ingestion be explored.
-Many participants reported success using e-cigarette for smoking cessation and/or reduction.
-A reduced number of cigarettes smoked per day (after starting vaping) was observed. This finding was statistically significant.
*Average across the participants reduced from 26.31 to 0.28 daily.
*Only 22 participants (5%) were currently still smoking (dual-users).
• Very few never regular smokers were using e-cigarettes.-A reduced number of cigarettes smoked per day (after starting vaping) was observed. This finding was statistically significant.
*Average across the participants reduced from 26.31 to 0.28 daily.
*Only 22 participants (5%) were currently still smoking (dual-users).
-Only 0.92% prevalence was observed in this study.
-Of these, ½ used zero nicotine e-juice and ½ used 1-6mg/ml.
-Of these, ½ used zero nicotine e-juice and ½ used 1-6mg/ml.
A bit more detail is available on the results site https://vapingstudy.wordpress.com, or let me know if you have any questions. We're still going to be working towards getting the study published, and are looking to more vaping research for next year.
A massive thank you again to everyone who participated.
Dan
PS - South Africa was one of the most represented countries; I'm sure most came from this forum - so thank you again!
