Effectiveness evaluation of electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation in ecuadorian smokers

Authors

  • Karen Aracelly Tobar Almendariz
  • Angélica Herrera Martínez

Keywords:

smoking, electronic cigarettes, conventional smoking, smokers, vaping.

Abstract

Introduction: Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable disease and premature death in the world.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes as a tool for smoking cessation in smokers in the Ecuador.

Methods: This was a longitudinal observational study with two groups: intervention group (e-cigarette users) and control group (non-users of e-cigarettes). The sample included 48 people from Ecuador. Binary logistic regression and, in addition, Cohen's Kappa test were used to evaluate the success of the predictive model created.

Results: The mean age of the participants was 39.88 years. None of the predictor variables: Frequency of e-cigarette use (p = 0.333), Duration of abstinence period (p = 0.335) and E-cigarette use (p = 0.120) had a significant association with quitting conventional smoking. The Kappa coefficient value was 0.292 (29.2 %), with an asymptotic standard error of 0.137. The approximate T-value was 2.037, with an approximate significance of 0.042.

Conclusions: There was no evidence to reject the null hypothesis (H0), so it is concluded that there is no significant relationship between length of abstinence period, frequency of e-cigarette use and e-cigarette use with cessation of conventional smoking. The effectiveness of e-cigarettes as a tool for smoking cessation was not demonstrated and should be further studied.

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Published

2023-12-27

How to Cite

1.
Tobar Almendariz KA, Herrera Martínez A. Effectiveness evaluation of electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation in ecuadorian smokers. Rev Cubana Inv Bioméd [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 27 [cited 2025 Jul. 15];42(2). Available from: https://revibiomedica.sld.cu/index.php/ibi/article/view/3165