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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2025

What Strategies Do Healthcare Providers Use to Promote Adolescents' Vaping Cessation? A Scoping Review.

Naima Nimmi, Bindu Joseph, Habib Bhurawala, Smita Shah, Anita Munoz, Muhammad Aziz Rahman

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Naima NimmiInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia, Berwick, VIC 3806, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7863-4685
Bindu JosephInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia, Berwick, VIC 3806, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2872-1892
Habib BhurawalaPaediatric Department, Nepean Hospital, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, Penrith, NSW 2750, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5114-9380
Smita ShahThe Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2113, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7675-1834
Anita MunozHealthcare on Collins, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
Muhammad Aziz RahmanInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia, Berwick, VIC 3806, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1665-7966

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealthcare providers (HCPs) can play a pivotal role in providing vaping cessation support to adolescents. They can screen adolescents for vaping, offer interventions to quit, and educate adolescents about the dangers of vaping, including nicotine addiction. This review aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of HCPs regarding vaping cessation promotion to adolescents.

methodsWe conducted a scoping review following the Arksey and O'Malley framework and searched five databases, including MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Scopus, to identify relevant articles. We created a comprehensive search strategy using keywords relevant to healthcare providers, adolescents, practices, and vaping.

resultsA total of 1387 articles were identified from the initial search, and 14 were included. There was considerable variation regarding the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of HCPs in supporting adolescents. Although 50-92% of HCPs reported some knowledge about vaping, significant gaps persisted, especially regarding health effects and cessation strategies. Many HCPs lacked confidence in discussing vaping with adolescent patients. While most of the HCPs, 86%, screened for cigarette smoking, only 14% routinely screened adolescents for vaping. They expressed concerns about vaping as a gateway to tobacco use and believed that it was less harmful than cigarettes. HCPs encountered barriers with a lack of time, knowledge, and screening tools in supporting adolescents to quit vaping, particularly related to counselling, treatment recommendations, and referral procedures.

conclusionsThere is an urgent need for enhanced understanding, evidence-based guidelines, and clinical tools for HCPs to address the current vaping epidemic among adolescents.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PersonnelHealth PromotionVapingAdolescentHumansSmoking Cessationadolescentse-cigaretteshealthcare providerspractices

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PMCPMC12193372

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