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Pilot study to inform young adults about the risks of electronic cigarettes through text messaging.


ABSTRACT: Introduction:Young adults are rapidly adopting electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use. The popularity of e-cigarettes among young people can be attributed to heavy industry advertising and misleading health claims. Data indicate that young e-cigarette users who have never used conventional cigarettes may transition toward smoking combustible cigarettes. Communicating e-cigarette risks via text messaging is limited. This pilot study assessed the impact of exposure to 16 text messages on e-cigarette knowledge and risk perception. The short text messages delivered to participants conveyed e-cigarette use may lead to addiction to nicotine and explained the latest health-related findings. Methods:A two-group randomized pretest and posttest study was conducted among 95 racially, ethnically diverse young adults recruited from vocational training programs. Fifty percent of participants were randomized to receive either gain- or loss-framed messages. Knowledge and risk perceptions about e-cigarettes and tobacco use were assessed pre- and post-message exposure. Results:Participants had a mean age of 20.8?years, SD?=?1.7. Current use of e-cigarettes was reported by 10.5% (10/95) and 27.4% (26/95) used a variety of other tobacco products. Findings revealed significant increases in knowledge about e-cigarettes after exposure to the messages (range for ps: p?

SUBMITTER: Calabro KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6889374 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Pilot study to inform young adults about the risks of electronic cigarettes through text messaging.

Calabro Karen S KS   Khalil Georges E GE   Chen Minxing M   Perry Cheryl L CL   Prokhorov Alexander V AV  

Addictive behaviors reports 20191016


<h4>Introduction</h4>Young adults are rapidly adopting electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use. The popularity of e-cigarettes among young people can be attributed to heavy industry advertising and misleading health claims. Data indicate that young e-cigarette users who have never used conventional cigarettes may transition toward smoking combustible cigarettes. Communicating e-cigarette risks via text messaging is limited. This pilot study assessed the impact of exposure to 16 text messages on e  ...[more]

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