Dangers of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Use: Healthcare Provider Screening in College Students
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Julie Barney (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Kathryn Lawrence
Abstract: Purpose: This quality improvement project sought to increase intent to screen for Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) use in college students by providing an in-person educational PowerPoint for healthcare providers regarding the dangers of ENDS. Background: While smoking rates among college students have plummeted over the last decade, vaping rates have reached epidemic levels. The negative consequences of nicotine addiction and (ENDS) use are well documented in the literature. The lack of screening and prevention efforts for ENDS use presents a gap in the care currently offered to college students. Screening allows providers to educate students on vaping dangers and encourage cessation efforts. Methods: Participants received education highlighting ENDS risks and negative health impacts, a screening tool for clinic employees to screen students for ENDS use, and how to ACT (Ask-Counsel-Treat) in 2-3 minutes. Providers were surveyed pre/post-education and six weeks after the screening tool implementation with a closed-end Likert scale survey that evaluated providers’ perceptions and self-efficacy. Results: Improving providers’ ENDS knowledge increased intent to screen for ENDS, increased willingness to provide patient education regarding ENDS, and increased provider inclination to advise against ENDS. Recommendations & Conclusions: With updates to the electronic medical record (EMR) and placement of ENDS screening with cigarette and tobacco use screening, future studies to examine if screening rates continue to rise in this population after providers are educated on the dangers of ENDS are crucial.
Dangers of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Use: Healthcare Provider Screening in College Students
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Created on 6/25/2024
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- Publication
- Other
- Language: English
- Date: 2024
- Keywords
- Electronic nicotine delivery systems, vaping, college students, screening tools