266 KB35 KB200220262024Albaradi, IslamKopčavar Guček, NenaMaksuti, AlemRotar-Pavlič, DanicaRotar-Pavlič, DanicaStepanović, Aleksanderštevilka:4letnik:63str. 198-204ISSN:0351-0026DOI:10.2478/sjph-2024-0026COBISSID_HOST:208961027URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-0SU4FNTNenNacionalni inštitut za javno zdravjeZdravstveno varstvoalternativee-cigaretee-cigaretskvalitativne študijeless harmfulmanj škodljivoqualitative studiesSloveniaSlovenijavapingvejpanjeThe vaper's perspective| a qualitative study of e-cigarette users and smokers in Slovenia| »Vejpanje«| kvalitativna raziskava uporabnikov in kadilcev e-cigaret v Sloveniji|Background The use of e-cigarettes has been rapidly expanding in recent years. The reasons people in Slovenia chose to use electronic cigarettes have not been studied to date. This study examines e-cigarette users' attitudes regarding their health risks. Objectives The aim of the study was to examine the users' standpoint towards e-cigarettes and their understanding of the impact on people's health. Methods This qualitative study consists of 15 semi-qualitative interviews. Fifteen active or former tobacco smokers and/or e-cigarette users were interviewed using semi-structured interviews between 1 December 2019 and 30 April 2020. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. The employed inductive analysis consisted of coding, creating categories and abstraction; that is, framing a general description of the research topic through generating categories. Results Data show that the interviewees do not have a unified opinion regarding the use and harmful effects of e-cigarettes. They agree that e-cigarettes are less harmful than regular cigarettes, but do not believe that they completely eliminate harmful effects for people that smoke regularly. The results also show that vaping is typical of young people, who use e-cigarettes as an important element of their subculture. Conclusions The use of e-cigarettes in Slovenia is still a matter of public debate, because the advantages and harmful effects of using e-cigarettes are not yet well known. National guidelines for reducing the harmful effects of e-cigarettes are neededIzhodišča: Uporaba e-cigaret se v zadnjih letih hitro širi. Razlogi, zakaj se ljudje v Sloveniji odločajo za uporabo elektronskih cigaret, do danes niso bili raziskani. Ta raziskava preučuje odnos uporabnikov e-cigaret do njihovih zdravstvenih tveganj. Cilji: Namen raziskave je bil preveriti stališče uporabnikov do e-cigaret in njihovo razumevanje vpliva na zdravje ljudi. Metode: Kvalitativna študija je sestavljena iz 15 pol-kvalitativnih intervjujev. Med 1. decembrom 2019 in 30. aprilom 2020 je bilo s pol-strukturiranimi intervjuji anketiranih 15 aktivnih ali nekdanjih kadilcev tobaka in/ ali uporabnikov e-cigaret. Podatki so bili analizirani s kvalitativno vsebinsko analizo. Uporabljena induktivna analiza je bila sestavljena iz kodiranja, ustvarjanja kategorij in abstrakcije; to je oblikovanje splošnega opisa raziskovalne teme z ustvarjanjem kategorij. Rezultati: Podatki kažejo, da anketiranci nimajo enotnega mnenja glede uporabe in škodljivosti e-cigaret. Strinjajo se, da so e-cigarete manj škodljive od navadnih cigaret, vendar ne verjamejo, da popolnoma odpravijo škodljive učinke za ljudi, ki redno kadijo. Rezultati tudi kažejo, da je vejping značilen za mlade, ki uporabljajo e-cigarete kot pomemben element svoje subkulture. Zaključek: Uporaba e-cigaret je v Sloveniji še vedno predmet javne razprave, saj prednosti in škodljivosti uporabe e-cigaret še niso dobro poznane. Potrebne so nacionalne smernice za zmanjšanje škodljivih učinkov e-cigaretTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaNacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje