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[https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/sites/default/files/cancer-stats/full_report/full_report_0.pdf E-cigarettes and Primary Care. ] 2019 - A cross-sectional survey of nurses | [https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/sites/default/files/cancer-stats/full_report/full_report_0.pdf E-cigarettes and Primary Care. ] 2019 - A cross-sectional survey of nurses | ||
and GPs across the UK | and GPs across the UK | ||
*Key findings<br />*E-cigarettes are frequently brought up inconversations between clinicians andpatients who smoke3 in 10 clinicians say that the topic of ecigarettes is raised in the majority ofconversations about smoking.<br />*Beliefs: Clinicians are often unsure intheir beliefs around e-cigarettes | |||
*Over 1 in 3 clinicians are unsure if ecigarettes are safe enough to recommendas a quit tool to patients who smoke. | |||
*1 in 3 are unsure whether e-cigarettes areaddictive. | |||
*Advice: Many clinicians are reluctant tosuggest e-cigarettes as a tool to quit smoking | |||
*When asked what advice they would give patients on e-cigarettes, 3 in 5 clinicianssaid “we do not know enough about themso I don’t endorse them”. | |||
*2 in 5 said they would feel uncomfortable recommending e-cigarettes to theirpatients who smoke. | |||
*1 in 6 clinicians said they would neverrecommend using e-cigarettes topatients who smoke. | |||
*There was no clear agreement as to whether clinicians would primarily recommend e-cigarettes as a first line orlast resort therapy. | |||
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