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ArticleHealth promotion international2025

Co-design of the 'OurFutures Vaping' programme: a school-based eHealth intervention to prevent e-cigarette use.

Lauren A Gardner, Amy-Leigh Rowe, Emily Stockings, Lyra Egan, Annabelle Hawkins, Kathleen Blackburn, Maree Teesson, Katrina E Champion, Nicola C Newton

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Article in Health promotion international, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Vaping prevention curriculum in India.Frontiers in public health · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Lauren A GardnerThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8592-6691
Amy-Leigh RoweThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Emily StockingsThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Lyra EganThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0922-4396
Annabelle HawkinsThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Kathleen BlackburnNational Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Maree TeessonThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Katrina E ChampionThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Nicola C NewtonThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Funding

Paul Ramsay Foundation APP11349009
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Effective preventive interventions are urgently needed to address e-cigarette use ('vaping') and related harms among young people. There is a strong evidence base supporting the delivery of substance use preventive interventions in the school setting, and eHealth interventions can overcome common implementation barriers. However, there is a dearth of effective school-based e-cigarette preventive interventions available. This study summarizes the co-design and user testing of the 'OurFutures Vaping' programme, a universal school-based eHealth preventive intervention targeting e-cigarette use. The intervention is based on the effective 'OurFutures' prevention model, which adopts a harm minimization and comprehensive social influence approach to prevention and delivers content via interactive cartoons and supporting resources. Beginning in March 2022, the development process involved four iterative stages: (i) scoping of the literature; (ii) consultations with young people (n = 34; 14-16 years) to understand attitudes and perceptions about e-cigarettes/tobacco cigarettes and develop cartoon character profiles and storylines; (iii) content and web development; and (iv) user testing and refinement with students (n = 37; 13-14 years) and teachers (n = 13). Key areas for improvement included lesson length, believability and relevance of some storylines, incorporating resources on e-cigarette addiction and cessation, and tweaking illustrations. Refinements were made and the final intervention comprised four 40 min online cartoon lessons with accompanying teacher-facilitated activities, factsheets, and resources. The 'OurFutures Vaping' programme is the first school-based e-cigarette preventive intervention in Australia to be developed via iterative co-design, grounded in evidence, and to undergo rigorous evaluation (cluster randomized controlled trial, 2023-26), holding the potential to make significant health and economic impact.

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Electronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsHealth PromotionSchool Health ServicesTelemedicineVapingAdolescentFemaleHumansMaleSchoolsStudentsco-designdigital healthpreventionschool-based interventionvaping education

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PMID40498769
PMCPMC12154213

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