Helping the quitters quit: A systematic review and narrative synthesis of the barriers and facilitators to e-cigarette cessation and the support that is needed
Dyson, J (通讯作者),Birmingham City Univ, Social Care Hlth & Related Res C SCHaRR, Westbourne Rd, Birmingham B15 3TN, England.
Objective: To investigate the barriers and facilitators to and support needed for e-cigarette cessation.Methods: We systematically searched the subject-specific databases MEDLINE, CINAHL complete and psycINFO and the Cochrane database using synonyms relating to the terms e-cigarettes and cessation in-cluding English language, empirical, peer reviewed research papers, published from 2010 to 2021. We in-cluded papers that addressed the research question in its broadest sense, including papers reporting reasons for and interventions to support e-cigarette cessation. Data extraction was completed two authors independently using a bespoke spreadsheet. We conducted a narrative synthesis of all data and we were able to extract and combine descriptive quantitative data from included survey papers.Results: After reviewing 2593 titles 10 papers fit our criteria. Barriers to e-cigarette cessation were: a fear of returning to tobacco, dependency and stress reduction. Barriers or facilitators were: health and hazard beliefs, degree of enjoyment, social influences and environmental factors. A number of e-cigarette smoking support measures were suggested by participants.Practice implications: E-cigarette cessation poses similar and additional challenges to that of tobacco ces-sation. E-cigarettes are not the final step on a journey to smoking cessation. Addressing barriers specific to e-cigarettes need to be considered in intervention design.(c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.