Table 4.
Beliefs about vaping, smoking, and quit medications at baseline.
| Total Sample (n = 96) |
Enhanced E-cigarette Coaching (EEC) (n = 46, 48%) |
Quitline Treatment as Usual (TAU; control) (n = 50, 52%) |
p-value |
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| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | ||
| “Compared to cigarettes, how harmful are e-cigarettes to a person's health?” | ||||||||||
| Less harmful | 59 | 61.5 | [51.5,71.4] | 33 | 71.7 | [58.2,85.3] | 26 | 52.0 | [37.7,66.3] | 0.1369 |
| About the same | 23 | 24.0 | [15.3,32.7] | 9 | 19.6 | [7.7,31.5] | 14 | 28.0 | ]15.1,40.9] | |
| More harmful | 11 | 11.5 | [5.0,17.9] | 4 | 8.7 | [0.2,17.2] | 7 | 14.0 | [4.0,24.0] | |
| I prefer not to answer | 3 | 3.1 | [0.0,6.7] | 0 | – | – | 3 | 6.0 | [0.0,12.8] | |
| “Compared to cigarettes, how harmful are quit medications like the nicotine patch to a person's health?” | ||||||||||
| Less harmful | 85 | 88.5 | [82.1,95.0] | 40 | 87.0 | [76.8,97.1] | 45 | 90.0 | [81.4,98.6] | 0.2716 |
| About the same | 2 | 2.1 | [0.0,5.0] | 1 | 2.2 | [0.0,6.6] | 1 | 2.0 | [0.0,6.0] | |
| More harmful | 3 | 3.1 | [0.0,6.7] | 3 | 6.5 | [0.0,13.9] | 0 | – | – | |
| I prefer not to answer | 6 | 6.3 | [1.3,11.2] | 2 | 4.3 | [0.0,10.5] | 4 | 8 | [0.2,15.8] | |
| “Compared to quit medications like the nicotine patch, how harmful are e-cigarettes to a person's health?” | ||||||||||
| Less harmful | 22 | 22.9 | [14.4,31.5] | 13 | 28.3 | [14.7,41.8] | 9 | 18.0 | [7.0,29.0] | 0.1944 |
| About the same | 28 | 29.2 | [19.9,38.4] | 16 | 34.8 | [20.5,49.1] | 12 | 24.0 | [11.7,36.3] | |
| More harmful | 41 | 42.7 | [32.6,52.8] | 16 | 34.8 | [20.5,49.1] | 25 | 50.0 | [35.6,64.4] | |
| I prefer not to answer | 5 | 5.2 | [0.7,9.7] | 1 | 2.2 | [0.0,6.6] | 4 | 8.0 | [0.2,15.8] | |
| “How much do you think your risk of developing a smoking-related disease would decrease if you cut the amount that you smoke in half? Would you say … “ | ||||||||||
| Not at all | 5 | 5.2 | [0.7,9.7] | 4 | 8.7 | [0.2,17.2] | 1 | 2.0 | [0.0,6.0] | 0.1698 |
| A little | 15 | 15.6 | [8.2,23.0] | 10 | 21.7 | [9.4,34.1] | 5 | 10.0 | [1.4,18.6] | |
| Somewhat | 21 | 21.9 | [13.5,30.3] | 9 | 19.6 | [7.7,31.5] | 12 | 24.0 | [11.7,36.3] | |
| A lot | 55 | 57.3 | [47.2,67.4] | 23 | 50.0 | [35.0,65.0] | 32 | 64.0 | [50.2,77.8] | |
| “Using an e-cigarette or vaping product can help a person quit smoking cigarettes.” | ||||||||||
| Disagree | 11 | 11.5 | [5.0,17.9] | 4 | 8.7 | [0.2,17.2] | 7 | 14.0 | [4.0,24.0] | 0.8195 |
| Neither | 4 | 4.2 | [0.1,8.2] | 2 | 4.3 | [0.0,10.5] | 2 | 4.0 | [0.0,9.6] | |
| Agree | 81 | 84.4 | [77.0,91.8] | 40 | 87.0 | [76.8,97.1] | 41 | 82.0 | [71.0,93.0] | |
| “Using stop-smoking medications like the nicotine patch can help a person quit smoking cigarettes.” | ||||||||||
| Disagree | 5 | 5.2 | [0.7,9.7] | 3 | 6.5 | [0.0,13.9] | 2 | 4.0 | [0.0,9.6] | 0.4866 |
| Neither | 8 | 8.3 | [2.7,14.0] | 2 | 4.3 | [0.0,10.5] | 6 | 12.0 | [2.7,21.3] | |
| Agree | 83 | 86.5 | [79.5,93.4] | 41 | 89.1 | [79.8,98.5] | 42 | 84.0 | [73.5,94.5] | |
| “Nicotine in cigarettes is the substance that causes most of the cancer caused by smoking.” | ||||||||||
| Disagree | 38 | 39.6 | [29.6,49.5] | 15 | 32.6 | [18.5,46.7] | 23 | 46.0 | [31.7,60.3] | 0.3150 |
| Neither | 7 | 7.3 | [2.0,12.6] | 3 | 6.5 | [0.0,13.9] | 4 | 8.0 | [0.2,15.8] | |
| Agree | 51 | 53.1 | [43.0,63.3] | 28 | 60.9 | [46.2,75.5] | 23 | 46.0 | [31.7,60.3] | |
| “Nicotine is the main substance in tobacco that makes people want to smoke.” | ||||||||||
| Disagree | 7 | 7.3 | [2.0,12.6] | 3 | 6.5 | [0.0,13.9] | 4 | 8.0 | [0.2,15.8] | 0.9999 |
| Neither | 6 | 6.3 | [1.3,11.2] | 3 | 6.5 | [0.0,13.9] | 3 | 6.0 | [0.0,12.8] | |
| Agree | 83 | 86.5 | [79.5,93.4] | 40 | 87.0 | [76.8,97.1] | 43 | 86.0 | [76.0,96.0] | |
| “Nicotine is something that I am concerned about.” | ||||||||||
| Disagree | 11 | 11.5 | [5.0,17.9] | 6 | 13.0 | [2.9,23.2] | 5 | 10.0 | [1.4,18.6] | 0.9030 |
| Neither | 3 | 3.1 | [0.0,6.7] | 1 | 2.2 | [0.0,6.6] | 2 | 4.0 | [0.0,9.6] | |
| Agree | 82 | 85.4 | [78.2,92.6] | 39 | 84.8 | [74.0,95.6] | 43 | 86.0 | [76.0,96.0] | |
| “Stop-smoking medications might harm your health.” | ||||||||||
| Disagree | 41 | 42.7 | [32.6,52.8] | 22 | 47.8 | [32.8,62.8] | 19 | 38.0 | [24.1,51.9] | 0.1036 |
| Neither | 19 | 19.8 | [11.7,27.9] | 5 | 10.9 | [1.5,20.2] | 14 | 28.0 | [15.1.40.9] | |
| Agree | 35 | 36.5 | [26.7,42.3] | 19 | 41.3 | [26.5,56.1] | 16 | 32.0 | [18.6,45.4] | |
| I prefer not to answer | 1 | 1.0 | [0.0,3.1] | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2.0 | [0.0,6.0] | |
| “Smoking while using the patch can lead to a heart attack.” | ||||||||||
| Disagree | 10 | 10.4 | [4.2,16.6] | 5 | 10.9 | [1.5,20.2] | 5 | 10.0 | [1.4,18.6] | 0.9999 |
| Neither | 19 | 19.8 | [11.7,27.9] | 9 | 19.6 | [7.7,31.5] | 10 | 20.0 | [8.5,31.5] | |
| Agree | 65 | 67.7 | [58.2,77.2] | 31 | 67.4 | [53.3,81.5] | 34 | 68.0 | [54.6,81.4] | |
| I prefer not to answer | 2 | 2.1 | [0.0,5.0] | 1 | 2.2 | [0.0,6.6] | 1 | 2.0 | [0.0,6.0] | |
| “You should not use the nicotine patch or gum for longer than three months.” | ||||||||||
| Disagree | 17 | 17.7 | [9.9,25.5] | 8 | 17.4 | [6.0,28.8] | 9 | 18.0 | [7.0,29.0] | 0.9682 |
| Neither | 22 | 22.9 | [14.4,31.5] | 10 | 21.7 | [9.4,34.1] | 12 | 24.0 | [11.7,36.3] | |
| Agree | 54 | 56.3 | [46.1,66.4] | 26 | 56.5 | [41.6,71.4] | 28 | 56.0 | [41.7,70.3] | |
| I prefer not to answer | 3 | 3.1 | [0.0,6.7] | 2 | 4.3 | [0.0,10.5] | 1 | 2.0 | [0.0,6.0] | |
| “Using two quit medications together at the same time, like the nicotine patch and gum, is safe.” | ||||||||||
| Disagree | 43 | 44.8 | [37.7,58.1] | 22 | 47.8 | [32.8,62.8] | 21 | 42.0 | [27.8,56.2] | 0.9268 |
| Neither | 17 | 17.7 | [9.9,25.5] | 8 | 17.4 | [6.0,28.8] | 9 | 18.0 | [7.0,29.0] | |
| Agree | 35 | 36.5 | [26.7,46.3] | 16 | 34.8 | [20.5,49.1] | 19 | 38.0 | [24.1,51.9] | |
| I prefer not to answer | 1 | 1.0 | [0.0,3.1] | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2.0 | [0.0,6.0] | |
Note. “I prefer not to answer” category included in Fischer's exact test calculation, alpha p.05.