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标题：Effects of e-cigarettes versus nicotine replacement therapy on short-term smoking abstinence when delivered at a community pharmacy
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作者：Sharon Cox ; Lynne Dawkins ; Jay Doshi 等
期刊名称：Addictive Behaviors Reports
印刷版ISSN：2352-8532
出版年度：2019
卷号：10
页码：1-3
DOI：10.1016/j.abrep.2019.100202
出版社：Elsevier B.V.
摘要：E-cigarettes (EC) are now the most popular quit aid in England but their effectiveness for cessation if offered at a pharmacy has not been tested. Here we test the effectiveness of offering an e-cigarette with and without nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) on 4–6-week quit rates in adult smokers seeking support from a community pharmacy. A between subject, six-week, prospective, cohort design. 115 smokers (female = 74; M age = 46.37, SD  = 13.56) chose either an EC, EC + NRT or NRT alone, alongside standard behavioural support. Smokers opting for an EC alone or an EC + NRT were more likely to report complete abstinence from smoking at 4–6 weeks (62.2% and 61.5% respectively) compared to NRT alone (34.8%). An EC intervention was significantly more effective for smoking cessation than NRT in this community pharmacy. The results for e-cigarettes appear positive but with the caveat that participants chose their own products which may have introduced bias.
关键词：E-cigarettes ; Smoking cessation ; Pharmacy ; Nicotine replacement therapy