Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Demographic Characteristics Associated With Adolescent Receipt of Provider E-Cigarette Screening and Advice and the Impact on Harm Perception |
| Authors: |
John S. Acosta-Peñaloza, MS, Karen W. Geletko, MPH, Jon Mills, PhD |
| Source: |
AJPM Focus, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 100309- (2025) |
| Publisher Information: |
Elsevier, 2025. |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Screening, harm perception, adolescents, nicotine dependence, E-cigarettes, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| More Details: |
Introduction: The growing prevalence of E-cigarette use among adolescents is alarming because it increases the probability of persistent tobacco use and addiction to nicotine. Healthcare providers are in a unique position to influence their patients’ use of E-cigarettes. The purpose of the study is to determine the frequency at which providers screen adolescents for E-cigarette use and advise against use during healthcare visits. The study also examines associations between provider intervention and adolescent harm perception. Methods: Using data from the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey, the authors examined provider E-cigarette screening and advice to not use from 16,910 participants who self-reported receiving medical care within the preceding year. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess whether the odds of provider intervention varied by age, sex, and race/ethnicity and whether receiving provider intervention was associated with a likelihood for harm perception. Results: Provider intervention was more likely among those aged 13–18 years, who are male, and who are White and/or non-Hispanic (p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2773-0654 |
| Relation: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773065424001275; https://doaj.org/toc/2773-0654 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.focus.2024.100309 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/284e7d6e545940e89da7953ae1423a9b |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.284e7d6e545940e89da7953ae1423a9b |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
