ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
A Qualitative Exploration of the Role of Vape Shop Environments in Supporting Smoking Abstinence.
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- Nicotine strength of e-liquids used by adult vapers in Great Britain: A population survey 2016 to 2024.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2025Article
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- Developing a Vape Shop-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention: A Delphi Study.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- How Should a Vape Shop-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention Be Delivered? A Qualitative Study.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
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- Mobile Phone Text Messages to Support People to Stop Smoking by Switching to Vaping: Codevelopment, Coproduction, and Initial Testing Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- The emergence of e-cigarette retail shops in a regulated tobacco control environment.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2023Article
- A thematic analysis of smokers' and non-smokers' accounts of E-cigarettes.Journal of health psychology · 2022Article
- Counseling in Vape Shops: A Survey of Vape Shop Managers in Switzerland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Choice and Variety-Seeking of E-liquids and Flavor Categories by New Zealand Smokers Using an Electronic Cigarette: A Longitudinal Study.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2021Article
- A geospatial analysis of age disparities in resolute localities of tobacco and vaping-specific storefronts in California.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2021Article
- Signs and customer behaviors at vape shops: Multivariate multilevel model analysis.Addictive behaviors reports · 2020Article
- Reported patterns of vaping to support long-term abstinence from smoking: a cross-sectional survey of a convenience sample of vapers.Harm reduction journal · 2020Article
- A Qualitative Exploration of Consumers' Perceived Impacts, Behavioural Reactions, and Future Reflections of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (2017) as Applied to Electronic Cigarettes.Tobacco use insights · 2020Article
- 'I Felt Welcomed in Like They're a Little Family in There, I Felt Like I Was Joining a Team or Something': Vape Shop Customers' Experiences of E-Cigarette Use, Vape Shops and the Vaping Community.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- An exploration into "do-it-yourself" (DIY) e-liquid mixing: Users' motivations, practices and product laboratory analysis.Addictive behaviors reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
E-cigarettes are the most popular method of quitting smoking in England and most are purchased in specialist vape shops. This qualitative study explores how the vape shop environment is experienced by quitters to support smoking abstinence. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted to elicit experiences of e-cigarette use, including experiences of vape shops, in 40 people who had used e-cigarettes in a quit attempt. Observations of six shops in a range of locations were also undertaken. Interview and observation data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis and triangulated. At an individual level, smoking abstinence was supported through shop assistants' attempts to understand customers' smoking preferences in order to: (i) tailor advice about the most appropriate product; and (ii) offer an ongoing point of contact for practical help. At an interpersonal level, shops offered opportunity to socialise and reinforce a vaping identity, although the environment was perceived as intimidating for some (e.g., new and female users). At a structural level, shops ensured easy access to products perceived to be good value by customers and had adapted to legislative changes. Vape shops can provide effective behavioural support to quitters to maintain smoking abstinence. Health professionals could capitalise on this through partnership working with shops, to ensure best outcomes for clients wanting to use e-cigarettes to quit smoking.
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