ArticleThe European journal of psychiatry
Feasibility of and reactivity to ecological momentary assessment (EMA) during electronic cigarette use initiation in adults who smoke daily.
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- Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- An Ecological Momentary Assessment Protocol to Measure Stress, Socialization, and Other Contributors to Smoking Behaviors Among LGBTQ+ Adolescents: Multimethod Evaluation of Feasibility, Acceptability, and Appropriateness From the Puff Break Research Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background and objectives: This pilot study tested the feasibility of tracking e-cigarette initiation over three months using a burst-of-measurement approach and examined reactivity to the ecological momentary assessment (EMA) data capture technique in this context. Methods: Adults who smoked daily and were interested in trying e-cigarette use received an e-cigarette starter kit and were randomized to complete EMA reports ( Results: A subset (17%) of participants did not achieve the minimum 75% EMA adherence at Week 1. The remaining participants showed excellent adherence with the EMA protocol, with a consistently high response rate to audibly prompted mini-surveys during screening (93%) and follow-up weeks (93%, 93%, and 92%, respectively). No consistent trend emerged in comparing the two randomized groups, either on variables relevant to the public health impact of e-cigarette initiation (i.e., cigarettes/day, exposure to smoke, exposure to nicotine, motivation to quit smoking), or in e-cigarette use (i.e., bouts/day, puffs/bout), with average Cohen's Conclusions: Conducting EMA with adults who smoke daily and are initiating e-cigarette use appears feasible, with some caveats. Reactivity to EMA during e-cigarette initiation appears to be small or non-significant.
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