Factors That Impact the Relationship Between Pulmonary Status and Actual Electronic Cigarette Use (Secondary Data Analysis)
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Electronic Cigarette Use
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Enrollment
- 400000
- Primary Endpoint
- E-cigarette use (Dependent Variable)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Secondary data analysis will be performed as our approach to complete the study. A nationally representative dataset (BRFSS, 2017) will be used to answer the above hypotheses.
Detailed Description
Secondary data analysis will be performed as our approach to complete the study. A nationally representative dataset (BRFSS, 2017) will be used to answer our research questions. Our rationale is that there is insufficient research assessing the relationship between pulmonary status and e-cigarette use and that some factors, such as behavioral variables or psychosocial variables, might influence this relationship. Our expectation is that this study will deepen the understanding of the relationship between pulmonary status and e-cigarette use among U.S. adults. This study will cast light on different factors that influence the relationship between pulmonary status and e-cigarette use. Also, the following secondary outcomes will be tested: Severity of COPD symptoms (COPD group) moderate the relationship between pulmonary status (COPD status) and e-cigarette use, and Severity of asthma symptoms (asthma group) moderate the relationship between pulmonary status (asthma status) and e-cigarette use.
Investigators
Mohammed Alqahtani
Ph.D. Candidate, Rehabilitation Science Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Group 1: Pulmonary
- •Are 18 years of age or older.
- •Reported any of the pulmonary disease (Asthma, COPD). Group 2: Control Group
- •Are 18 years of age or older.
- •Free from any pulmonary disease (asthma, COPD).
- •Exclusion Criteria Group 1: Pulmonary
- •Are younger than 18 years of age.
- •Did not report any of the pulmonary disease (Asthma, COPD). Group 2: Control Group
- •Are younger than 18 years of age.
- •Reported any pulmonary disease (asthma, COPD
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
E-cigarette use (Dependent Variable)
Time Frame: 1 year
This survey item asks participants if they ever used an e-cigarette or other electronic "vaping" product, even just one time, in their entire life (Yes/No).
Poor mental health mediate the relationship between pulmonary status (pulmonary vs. non-pulmonary) and e-cigarette use.
Time Frame: 1 year
This question assesses mental health, including stress, depression, and emotional problems, by asking participants the number of days out of the last 30 days that their mental health was not good (continuous variables).
Smoking mediate the relationship between pulmonary status (pulmonary vs. non-pulmonary) and e-cigarette use.
Time Frame: 1 year
Smoking: This scale assesses the frequency of smoking cigarettes: 1 = every day, 2 = some days, 3 = not at all.
Alcohol use moderate the relationship between pulmonary status (pulmonary vs. healthy) and e-cigarette use
Time Frame: 1 year
This question assesses the number of days in the last 30 days that participants have drunk alcohol (continuous variables).
(healthy days (health-related quality of life) mediate the relationship between pulmonary status (pulmonary vs. non-pulmonary) and e-cigarette use.
Time Frame: 1 year
In reference to healthy days, these questions assess health-related quality of life, which is going to be assessed by asking questions concerning the number of days out of the last 30 days that the participants were physically or mentally ill (continuous variables).
Secondary Outcomes
- asthma symptoms (asthmatic group) moderate the relationship between pulmonary status (COPD, asthma) and e-cigarette use.(1 year)
- Marijuana use moderate the relationship between pulmonary status (pulmonary vs. healthy) and e-cigarette use.(1 year)
- Severity of COPD symptoms (COPD group) moderate the relationship between pulmonary status (COPD, asthma) and e-cigarette use(1 year)