Helping Youth to Quit Smoking by Understanding Their Risk Perception, Behaviour, and Attitudes Related to Electronic Cigarettes and Other New Tobacco Products
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Enrollment
- 390
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Smoking behaviors in phase I
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
To understand the risk perception, behaviour, and attitudes related to electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products among youth.
Detailed Description
Phase I Individual qualitative interviews will be conducted to understanding the needs and concerns of youth smokers of e-cigarette or other new tobacco products, including their risk perceptions, and the behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to these products. Phase II The findings from the interview in phase I will guide the development of a structure questionnaire for a cross-sectional survey to further explore the behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to e-cigarette or other new tobacco products among youth. The findings of this study have important implications for research and clinical practice. Understanding how youth smokers perceive the risks of using e-cigarette and other new tobacco products, and their behaviour, attitudes, experiences related to smoking to help them achieve smoking abstinence. Moreover, the results of this study can understand the misconceptions about e-cigarette and other new tobacco product among youth, increase their perception of the risks of continued smoking and benefits of quitting.
Investigators
Dr. LI William Ho Cheung
Associate Professor
The University of Hong Kong
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Youth smokers who contacted the Youth Quitline will be eligible to be included in this study if they (1) are ethnic Chinese; (2) are aged ≤ 25 years; (3) are ever user of e-cigarette or any new tobacco products; and (4) spoke Cantonese.
Exclusion Criteria
- •psychologically or physically unable to communicate
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Smoking behaviors in phase I
Time Frame: Baseline
the behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to electronic cigarettes and other new tobacco products among youth in individual qualitative interview (Phase I)
Smoking behaviors in phase II
Time Frame: Baseline
the behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to electronic cigarettes and other new tobacco products among youth in structured questionnaires (Phase II)