PMID- 23824024
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130909
LR  - 20220316
IS  - 1175-8716 (Electronic)
IS  - 0028-8446 (Linking)
VI  - 126
IP  - 1375
DP  - 2013 May 31
TI  - The use and acceptability of electronic cigarettes among New Zealand smokers.
PG  - 48-57
AB  - AIM: To investigate New Zealanders' use, perceptions and views on the 
      acceptability of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). METHOD: 840 current 
      smokers and recent quitters were recruited through random digit dialling as part 
      of the New Zealand Smoking Monitor (NZSM), a 33-item telephone-based survey 
      delivering 120 interviews per fortnight. Two sets of questions were deployed at 
      different times to assess ever-purchase of e-cigarettes, perceptions of the 
      safety and cessation efficacy of e-cigarettes, and acceptability of using them 
      instead of tobacco cigarettes or as a cessation aid. RESULTS: 7% of the sample 
      reported having purchased an e-cigarette. One-third of respondents believed them 
      to be safer to use than tobacco cigarettes, and could help people quit smoking 
      tobacco. Forty-one percent considered it acceptable to use e-cigarettes as a 
      replacement product and 58% as a cessation aid. Responses differed according to 
      ethnicity, age and household income. CONCLUSION: Purchasing (and therefore we 
      assume, use) of e-cigarettes in New Zealand is uncommon. Despite this finding, 
      many respondents viewed e-cigarettes in a positive light and indicated 
      willingness to use them. Ongoing monitoring on the use of and public attitudes 
      towards this emerging product is recommended.
FAU - Li, Judy
AU  - Li J
AD  - Research and Evaluation, Health Promotion Agency, PO Box 2142, Wellington 6140, 
      New Zealand. j.li@hpa.org.nz
FAU - Bullen, Chris
AU  - Bullen C
FAU - Newcombe, Rhiannon
AU  - Newcombe R
FAU - Walker, Natalie
AU  - Walker N
FAU - Walton, Darren
AU  - Walton D
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20130531
PL  - New Zealand
TA  - N Z Med J
JT  - The New Zealand medical journal
JID - 0401067
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Care Surveys
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Logistic Models
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - New Zealand
MH  - Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Safety
MH  - Smoking Cessation/methods/psychology
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Tobacco Use Cessation Devices/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2013/07/05 06:00
MHDA- 2013/09/10 06:00
CRDT- 2013/07/05 06:00
PHST- 2013/07/05 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/07/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/09/10 06:00 [medline]
PST - epublish
SO  - N Z Med J. 2013 May 31;126(1375):48-57.