Understanding Risk Perception, Behaviour, and Attitudes Related to Other New Tobacco Products Among Youth

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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To understand the risk perception, behaviour, and attitudes related to electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products among youth.

Detailed Description
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Phase I Individual qualitative interviews will be conducted to understanding the needs and concerns of youth smokers of e-cigarette or other new tobacco products, including their risk perceptions, and the behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to these products. Phase II The findings from the interview in phase I will guide the development of a structure questionnaire for a cross-sectional survey to further explore the behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to e-cigarette or other new tobacco products among youth. The findings of this study have important implications for research and clinical practice. Understanding how youth smokers perceive the risks of using e-cigarette and other new tobacco products, and their behaviour, attitudes, experiences related to smoking to help them achieve smoking abstinence. Moreover, the results of this study can understand the misconceptions about e-cigarette and other new tobacco product among youth, increase their perception of the risks of continued smoking and benefits of quitting.

Official Title
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Helping Youth to Quit Smoking by Understanding Their Risk Perception, Behaviour, and Attitudes Related to Electronic Cigarettes and Other New Tobacco Products

Conditions
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Smoking Cessation

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Individual qualitative interview
* Behavioral: cross-sectional survey study


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Youth smokers who contacted the Youth Quitline will be eligible to be included in this study if they (1) are ethnic Chinese; (2) are aged ≤ 25 years; (3) are ever user of e-cigarette or any new tobacco products; and (4) spoke Cantonese. Exclusion Criteria: psychologically or physically unable to communicate

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 12 Years
Maximum Age: 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Youth smokers<br>Participants of Youth Quitline | Behavioral: Individual qualitative interview<br>* Individual interviews will be conducted to understanding the needs and concerns of youth smokers of e-cigarette or other new tobacco products, including their risk perceptions, and the behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to these tobacco products.<br>Behavioral: cross-sectional survey study<br>* structured questionnaire will be constructed for a cross-sectional survey to further explore the behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to electronic cigarettes or other new tobacco products among youth.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Smoking behaviors in phase I | the behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to electronic cigarettes and other new tobacco products among youth in individual qualitative interview (Phase I) | Baseline | 
| Smoking behaviors in phase II | the behaviour, attitudes, and experiences related to electronic cigarettes and other new tobacco products among youth in structured questionnaires (Phase II) | Baseline | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Youth smokers smoking cessation, tobacco products