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Patient–physician communication regarding electronic cigarettes

Overview of attention for article published in Preventive Medicine Reports, February 2015
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Title
Patient–physician communication regarding electronic cigarettes
Published in
Preventive Medicine Reports, February 2015
DOI 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.01.006
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Authors

Michael B. Steinberg, Daniel P. Giovenco, Cristine D. Delnevo

Abstract

Smokers are likely asking their physicians about the safety of e-cigarettes and their potential role as a cessation tool; however, the research literature on this communication is scant. A pilot study of physicians in the United States was conducted to investigate physician-patient communication regarding e-cigarettes. A total of 158 physicians were recruited from a direct marketing e-mail list and completed a short, web-based survey between January and April 2014. The survey addressed demographics, physician specialty, patient-provider e-cigarette communication, and attitudes towards tobacco harm reduction. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of physicians reported being asked about e-cigarettes by their patients, and almost a third (30%) reported that they have recommended e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool. Male physicians were significantly more likely to endorse a harm reduction approach. Physician communication about e-cigarettes may shape patients' perceptions about the products. More research is needed to explore the type of information that physicians share with their patients regarding e-cigarettes and harm reduction.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 72 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 13 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 10%
Student > Master 7 10%
Other 5 7%
Student > Bachelor 4 6%
Other 18 25%
Unknown 18 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 13 18%
Psychology 13 18%
Nursing and Health Professions 7 10%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 6%
Environmental Science 4 6%
Other 11 15%
Unknown 20 28%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 19. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 31 December 2016.
All research outputs
#1,955,729
of 25,374,917 outputs
Outputs from Preventive Medicine Reports
#257
of 1,707 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#26,773
of 360,368 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Preventive Medicine Reports
#5
of 22 outputs
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