在吸烟成年人中,危害感知与烟草行为之间的纵向关联:使用PATH研究跨年龄组的不同关联
Caitlin V Weiger1, Olivia A Wackowski1, Michelle T Bover Manderski1
1Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
概括
电子烟和香烟的危害感受对成年人吸烟行为的影响因年龄而异. 较低的电子烟危害感知有助于切换,而较高的电子烟危害感知有助于戒烟,特别是在中年和老年人中.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 控制烟草的控制方式
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 电子烟和香烟的危害感知可能会影响不同年龄组的烟草行为.
- 了解这些特定年龄的关系对于有效的烟草减害战略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查电子烟和香烟的危害感知与随后的烟草使用行为之间的纵向关联.
- 将这些关联按年龄组分层:年轻人 (YAs),中年人 (MAs) 和老年人 (OAs).
主要方法:
- 利用了人口烟草和健康评估 (PATH) 调查的第4波和第5波数据 (n=8231).
- 采用加权多变量后勤回归来分析基线危害感知和后续行为 (持续吸烟,双重使用,切换,戒烟意图).
- 对YAs (18-24),MAs (25-44) 和OAs (≥45) 进行了分层分析.
主要成果:
- 认为电子烟比普通香烟危害更小,与MA中完全切换的可能性增加有关.
- 电子烟的感知危害更高与减少双重使用和增加戒烟意图有关,在MA和OA中.
- 在MA和OA中,更高的香烟感知危害与持续吸烟的减少以及更高的切换和戒烟意图有关.
- 在年轻成年人 (YA) 中没有发现任何显著的关联.
结论:
- 年龄显著改变了吸烟成年人的危害感知和烟草行为之间的联系.
- 对电子烟的相对危害感知较低可能会鼓励转换,而对香烟的绝对危害感知较高可能会促进戒烟.
- 未来的研究应该调查驱动这些观念和与年龄相关的烟草使用差异的基本信念.
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