Patient Perspectives on Discussions of Electronic Cigarettes in Primary Care

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Figure 1.
Patients' reported sources of information about e-cigarettes in 2016 (N = 532).

Table 1.

Selected Demographic Characteristics by e-Cigarette Use Status

	When Was the Last Time You Smoked an Electronic Cigarette/, Even One or Two Puffs?			Total, N (%)	P-Value
	Recent Users, N (%)	Nonrecent Users, N (%)	Never Users, N (%)	Total, N (%)	P-Value
Age, years (missing = 2)
18 to 29	17 (30.4)	43 (26.1)	59 (17.1)	119 (21.0)	<.001
30 to 44	14 (25.0)	62 (37.6)	90 (26.1)	166 (29.3)
45 to 64	22 (39.3)	48 (29.1)	106 (30.7)	176 (31.1)
65+	3 (5.4)	12 (7.3)	90 (26.1)	105 (18.6)
Sex (missing = 5)
Male	16 (28.6)	49 (29.9)	90 (26.2)	155 (27.5)	.68
Female	40 (71.4)	115 (70.1)	253 (73.8)	408 (72.5)
Educational attainment (missing = 2)
Grade 11 or Less	9 (16.1)	17 (10.2)	44 (12.8)	70 (12.4)	.008
Grade 12 or GED	23 (41.1)	66 (39.8)	91 (26.5)	180 (31.8)
Some college	18 (32.1)	53 (31.9)	115 (33.4)	186 (32.9)
College grad +	6 (10.7)	30 (18.1)	94 (27.3)	130 (23.0)
Self-reported general health (missing = 0)
Excellent	5 (8.8)	15 (9.1)	39 (11.3)	59 (10.4)	.539
Very good	12 (21.1)	27 (16.4)	75 (21.7)	114 (20.1)
Good	20 (35.1)	64 (38.8)	134 (38.7)	218 (38.4)
Fair	14 (24.6)	48 (29.1)	82 (23.7)	144 (25.4)
Poor	6 (10.5)	11 (6.7)	16 (4.6)	33 (5.8)
Cigarette smoking (missing = 4)
Current	35 (62.5)	88 (53.7)	38 (11.0)	161 (28.4)	<.001
Former	14 (25.0)	32 (19.5)	79 (22.8)	125 (22.0)
Never	7 (12.5)	44 (26.8)	230 (66.3)	281 (49.6)

Table 2.

Self-Rated Knowledge Regarding e-Cigarette Effects by Vaping Status

	When Was the Last Time You Smoked an Electronic Cigarette, Even One or Two Puffs?			Total
	Recent Users, N (%)	Nonrecent Users, N (%)	Never Users, N (%)	Total
	57 (10.0)	165 (29.0)	346 (60.9)	568 (100)
I am knowledgeable about the effect of electronic cigarettes on users' health (missing = 40)
Strongly or somewhat agree	15 (29.4)	52 (32.1)	77 (24.4)	144 (27.3)
Neither agree nor disagree	14 (27.5)	40 (24.7)	75 (23.8.)	129 (24.4)
Somewhat or strongly disagree	22 (43.1)	70 (43.2)	163 (51.7)	255 (48.3)
I am knowledgeable about secondhand smoke from electronic cigarettes (missing = 40)
Strongly or somewhat agree	18 (35.3)	61 (37.4)	83 (26.4)	162 (30.7)
Neither agree nor disagree	14 (27.4)	35 (21.5)	70 (22.3)	119 (22.5)
Somewhat or strongly disagree	19 (37.3)	67 (41.1)	161 (51.3)	247 (46.8)
I am knowledgeable about the effects of electronic cigarettes on quitting cigarettes (missing = 56)
Strongly or somewhat agree	16 (31.4)	48 (30.2)	74 (24.5)	138 (27.0)
Neither agree nor disagree	8 (15.7)	40 (25.2)	82 (27.2)	130 (25.3)
Somewhat or strongly disagree	27 (52.9)	71 (44.6)	146 (48.3)	244 (47.7)

Table 3.

Perceived Role of Primary Care Provider in Discussing e-Cigarettes by Vaping Status

	When Was the Last Time you Smoked an e-Cigarette, Even One or Two Puffs?			Total, N (%)	P-Value
	Recent Users, N (%)	Nonrecent Users, N (%)	Never Users, N (%)	Total, N (%)	P-Value
My primary care provider knows a lot about electronic cigarettes (missing = 71)
strongly or somewhat disagree	8 (16.3)	22 (14.3)	38 (12.9)	68 (13.7)	.905
neither disagree nor agree	27 (55.1)	89 (57.8)	163 (55.5)	279 (56.1)
somewhat or strongly agree	14 (28.6)	43 (27.9)	93 (31.6)	150 (30.2)
I am comfortable discussing electronic cigs with my primary care provider (missing = 49)
strongly or somewhat disagree	4 (7.8)	28 (17.5)	49 (15.9)	81 (15.6)	.161
neither disagree nor agree	8 (15.7)	32 (20.0)	76 (24.7)	116 (22.4)
somewhat or strongly agree	39 (76.5)	100 (62.5)	183 (59.4)	322 (62.0)
Would you want your PCP to discuss cigarettes electronic with you during your clinic visits? (missing = 47)
Yes	31 (62.0)	50 (30.9)	53 (16.1)	134 (24.7)	<.001
No	19 (38.0)	112 (69.1)	276 (83.9)	407 (75.3)