title: Physician Advice for e-Cigarette Use.
abstract: To determine characteristics of smokers discussing e-cigarette use with their physician and receiving recommendations from their physician to use e-cigarettes for smoking cessation.
  
  
  
  US adult smokers who had visited a physician in the previous 12 months (n = 2671) were surveyed. Logistic generalized estimating equation models were used to assess the characteristics of smokers who (1) talked to a physician about e-cigarettes, and (2) received physician advice to use e-cigarettes for smoking cessation.
  
  
  
  15% (n = 406) of smokers who visited a physician talked with their physician about e-cigarettes. Among those asked whether their physician recommend e-cigarettes for smoking cessation (n = 257), 61% responded affirmatively. Current e-cigarette users were more likely to talk to their physicians about e-cigarettes (nondaily users vs never users: OR, 2.70; 95% CI, 1.79-4.05; daily users vs never users: OR, 4.29; 95% CI, 2.34-7.84) and have their physician recommend e-cigarettes for smoking cessation (daily users vs never users: OR, 9.40; 95% CI, 2.54-34.71).
  
  
  
  The majority of smokers who talk to their physician about e-cigarettes report that they received advice to use e-cigarettes to quit smoking, despite limited evidence for their efficacy. More studies are needed to better understand e-cigarette recommendations in clinical settings.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Health and Human Performance, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC (CK-C); the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia (JFT, AO); the University of South Carolina College of Nursing (JOA); and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine (SMS).
authors.forename: Christy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kollath-Cattano
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Health and Human Performance, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC (CK-C); the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia (JFT, AO); the University of South Carolina College of Nursing (JOA); and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine (SMS).
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Thrasher
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Health and Human Performance, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC (CK-C); the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia (JFT, AO); the University of South Carolina College of Nursing (JOA); and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine (SMS).
authors.forename: Amira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osman
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Health and Human Performance, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC (CK-C); the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia (JFT, AO); the University of South Carolina College of Nursing (JOA); and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine (SMS).
authors.forename: Jeannette O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Health and Human Performance, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC (CK-C); the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia (JFT, AO); the University of South Carolina College of Nursing (JOA); and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine (SMS).
authors.forename: Scott M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Strayer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D066300:Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012907:Smoking / Q000628:therapy*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Electronic Cigarettes; Physicians; Smoking; Smoking Cessation; Surveys and Questionnaires; Tobacco Products; Tobacco Use Disorder