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ReviewAddiction (Abingdon, England)2024

Electronic cigarettes and subsequent use of cigarettes in young people: An evidence and gap map.

Monserrat Conde, Kate Tudor, Rachna Begh, Rebecca Nolan, Sufen Zhu, Dimitra Kale, Sarah Jackson, Jonathan Livingstone-Banks, Nicola Lindson, Caitlin Notley and 5 more

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Review in Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Monserrat CondeNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9669-9180
Kate TudorNational Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), UK.
Rachna BeghNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Rebecca NolanGreen Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Sufen ZhuNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Dimitra KaleDepartment of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK.
Sarah JacksonDepartment of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5658-6168
Jonathan Livingstone-BanksNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3757-5591
Nicola LindsonNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2539-9268
Caitlin NotleyAddiction Research Group, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0876-3304
Janna HastingsInstitute for Implementation Science in Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Sharon CoxDepartment of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8494-5105
Michael F PeskoDepartment of Economics, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9247-9703
James ThomasEPPI Centre, UCL Social Research Institute, University College London, London, UK.
Jamie Hartmann-BoyceNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Funding

The Impacts of Vaping Regulations on Perceptions, Access, Prices, and Tobacco UseR01DA045016 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI Michael Pesko · 2018 to 2026
$4.2M
Cancer Research UK PPRCTAGPJT\100002NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA045016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsThe use of e-cigarettes may influence later smoking uptake in young people. Evidence and gap maps (EGMs) are interactive on-line tools that display the evidence and gaps in a specific area of policy or research. The aim of this study was to map clusters and gaps in evidence exploring the relationship between e-cigarette use or availability and subsequent combustible tobacco use in people aged < 30 years.

methodsWe conducted an EGM of primary studies and systematic reviews. A framework and an interactive EGM was developed in consultation with an expert advisory group. A systematic search of five databases retrieved 9057 records, from which 134 studies were included. Systematic reviews were appraised using AMSTAR-2, and all included studies were coded into the EGM framework resulting in the interactive web-based EGM. A descriptive analysis of key characteristics of the identified evidence clusters and gaps resulted in this report.

resultsStudies were completed between 2015 and 2023, with the first systematic reviews being published in 2017. Most studies were conducted in western high-income countries, predominantly the United States. Cohort studies were the most frequently used study design. The evidence is clustered on e-cigarette use as an exposure, with an absolute gap identified for evidence looking into the availability of e-cigarettes and subsequent cessation of cigarette smoking. We also found little evidence analysing equity factors, and little exploring characteristics of e-cigarette devices.

conclusionsThis evidence and gap map (EGM) offers a tool to explore the available evidence regarding the e-cigarette use/availability and later cigarette smoking in people under the age of 30 years at the time of the search. The majority of the 134 reports is from high-income countries, with an uneven geographic distribution. Most of the systematic reviews are of lower quality, suggesting the need for higher-quality reviews. The evidence is clustered around e-cigarette use as an exposure and subsequent frequency/intensity of current combustible tobacco use. Gaps in evidence focusing on e-cigarette availability, as well as on the influence of equity factors may warrant further research. This EGM can support funders and researchers in identifying future research priorities, while guiding practitioners and policymakers to the current evidence base.

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Electronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsVapingAdolescentAdultCigarette SmokingFemaleHumansYoung AdultCigaretteselectronic cigarettesevidence and gap mapsmokingvapingyoung peopleyouth

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PMID38937796
PMCPMC12146478

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