Predictors of e-cigarette usage among individuals with asthma and COPD
Factors associated with the uptake of e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool include age, gender, and ethnicity. Wheezing, as a symptom of respiratory illness, appears to have the strongest association with e-cigarette usage as a form of smoking cessation. At the same time, concern about the health impacts of tobacco products is the strongest negative predictor.
Authors
- Nkiruka C. Atuegwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9516-008X)
- Eric M. Mortensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3880-5563)
- Mario F. Perez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7441-0331)
- Felicia P Tanu
- Tucker V Rathe
Institutions
- University of Connecticut (US)
- VA North Texas Health Care System (US)
- UConn Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24084-2
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00