TABLE 5.
Withdrawal and urge to use e-cigarette before and after 15 puffs
| Scale | Pre | Post | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| MNWS (0, none; 4, severe) | |||
| Angry, irritable, frustrated | 0.8 (1.0) | 0.2 (0.4) | 0.06 |
| Anxious, nervous | 1.0 (1.0) | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.05 |
| Depressed mood, sad | 0.2 (0.5) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.19 |
| Desire or craving to smoke | 1.9 (1.2) | 0.7 (0.9) | 0.007 |
| Difficulty concentrating | 1.0 (1.0) | 0.6 (1.0) | 0.05 |
| Increased appetite, hungry | 0.3 (0.4) | 0.3 (0.5) | 1.00 |
| Restless | 1.0 (0.9) | 0.7 (0.9) | 0.17 |
| Impatient | 1.3 (1.1) | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.01 |
| Dizziness | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.8 (1.2) | 0.03 |
| Increased coughing | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.1 (0.3) | 1.00 |
| Nausea | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.6) | 0.19 |
| Sorethroat | 0.2 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.4) | 0.34 |
| MNWS total score (of 48) | 7.8 (5.2) | 4.8 (4.2) | 0.007 |
| QSU (0, strongly disagree; 7, strongly agree) | |||
| Desire for e-cigarette now | 4.5 (1.7) | 2.5 (1.4) | 0.002 |
| Nothing better than to vape now | 3.9 (0.9) | 2.0 (1.0) | <0.001 |
| Would vape if possible | 5.8 (1.5) | 3.3 (2.1) | 0.002 |
| Would control thing better | 2.5 (1.5) | 1.5 (0.9) | 0.02 |
| All I want is an e-cigarette | 3.4 (1.3) | 1.6 (1.0) | <0.001 |
| Urge for e-cigarette | 4.6 (1.8) | 2.2 (1.5) | 0.002 |
| An e-cigarette would taste good | 5.1 (1.5) | 2.8 (1.6) | 0.001 |
| Would do anything for an e-cigarette | 2.4 (1.6) | 1.3 (0.6) | 0.03 |
| Vaping would make me less depressed | 2.3 (1.5) | 1.2 (0.6) | 0.02 |
| Will vape and soon as possible | 4.8 (1.8) | 3.3 (2.1) | 0.02 |
| QSU total score (of 7) | 3.2 (1.2) | 2.2 (1.1) | <0.001 |
| PANAS | |||
| PANAS positive affect score (of 50) | 26.4 (6.3) | 26.5 (6.8) | 0.99 |
| PANAS negative affect score (of 50) | 13.6 (3.7) | 11.2 (1.5) | 0.03 |