Do family physicians perceive electronic cigarette use as a harm reduction strategy for smokers? A survey from Istanbul.

Özlem TanrıöverSeyhan HidirogluNadiye Pınar Ay Robert L Cook

Published in: Primary health care research & development (2022)

In our study, FPs stated lack of confidence to advice patients on smoking cessation. Furthermore, they recommended ECs to their smoking patients as a harm reduction strategy. FPs' confidence should be increased with the trainings based on recent evidence on ECs.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
replacement therapy
patient reported