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. 2019 Aug 28;197(5):533–540. doi: 10.1007/s00408-019-00262-z

Table 2.

Perceptions of e-cigarettes pre and post advertising exposure

All participants ( n = 106)
Before After Δ (95% CI) p
Effective 3.98 (0.82) 3.94 (0.74)  − 0.04 (0.12) 0.528
Efficient 3.65 (0.92) 3.79 (0.82) 0.14 (0.12) 0.020
Safer 4.27 (0.74) 4.14 (0.64)  − 0.13 (0.10) 0.140
Harmful 2.09 (0.83) 2.25 (0.95) 0.15 (0.17) 0.105
Normalising 2.93 (0.95) 3.95 (0.95) 0.82 (0.29)  < 0.001

Effective = e-cigarettes are an effective means to help quit smoking. Efficient = e-cigarettes are more efficient that nicotine replacement therapy (e.g. patches) at quitting smoking. Safer = e-cigarettes are safer to use that conventional cigarettes. Harmful = e-cigarettes are harmful to health. Normalising = e-cigarettes are increasing the social acceptability of conventional cigarette smoking