Table 3.
Practitioners’ responses to questions regarding advice provided, contents of e-cigarettes, and meaning of the term ‘vape’.
| Participant responses | N (%) |
|---|---|
| What was your response when a patient asked you about e-cigarettes? | |
| No, I do not know much about the long-term safety and efficacy of the e- cigarettes, and I would not advise you to use them | 54 (48) |
| No, I would recommend FDA-approved and better-studied methods, such as gums, inhalers, or patches | 46 (41) |
| Yes, you can use them as this is also a form NRT (nicotine-replacement therapy) and may help you quit | 17 (15) |
| I do not know much about them and will leave the decision to you | 12 (11) |
| Other | 8 (7) |
| I have never heard of E-cigarettes | 0 |
| What are the contents of e-cigarettes? | |
| Nicotine | 105 (91) |
| Propylene glycol | 45 (39) |
| Tobacco-specific nitrosamines(carcinogens) | 23 (20) |
| Diethylene glycol (toxin) | 30 (25) |
| Tobacco | 17 (14) |
| None | 3 (2.5) |
| Other* | 7 (6) |
| What does the term ‘vape’ mean? | |
| Correct response** | 77 (63%) |
| Incorrect response | 37 (32%) |
| Don’t know | 1 (1%) |
*Other: formaldehyde, glycerin, propylene glycol, flavor, flavoring, water, other chemicals are available such as THC, I’m not sure about the other listed.
**To inhale vapor from e-cigarettes, a term used to refer to an electronic cigarette, the action of ‘smoking’ an electronic cigarette.