RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Assessing use of inhalable nicotine products within complex markets: the dilemma of heated tobacco products
JF Tobacco Control
JO Tob Control
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 103
OP 109
DO 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057081
VO 33
IS 1
A1 Miller, Connor Richard
A1 Xu, Steve S
A1 Smith, Danielle M
A1 Sutanto, Edward
A1 Goniewicz, Maciej Lukasz
A1 Quah, Anne C K
A1 Fong, Geoffrey T
YR 2024
UL http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/33/1/103.abstract
AB The introduction of electronic inhalable products, such as nicotine vaping products (NVPs) and heated tobacco products (HTPs), has further diversified the nicotine market landscape. This poses unique challenges in measuring self-reported nicotine use behaviours, which have been the hallmark of tobacco surveillance systems. This paper raises concerns of potential measurement error for electronic inhalable product use in surveys due to similarities in product design between NVPs and HTPs, as well as changing trends in cannabis administration. We identify several strategies for addressing this issue (eg, including descriptive preambles in surveys that differentiate product classes from one another; incorporating survey questions that probe beyond an initial question regarding product use). In the absence of comprehensive validation studies, caution is warranted when interpreting survey results that rely on self-reported HTP use.