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Are Self-Reported Surveys Accurate for Assessing the Use of Novel Tobacco Products Such as Electronic Cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products?

2019; Volume: 10; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.25055/jksrnt.2019.10.2.106

2586-0348

Cheol Min Lee, Hyeji Shin, Sunghee Kim, Kiheon Lee, Yong-Jin Cho, Yoo Seock Cheong, Sungroul Kim,

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Background: Although there has been a sharp increase in the use of heated tobacco products (HTPs) in Korea, its accuracy has not been verified.Methods: In total, 121 participants who used any type of tobacco [conventional cigarette (CC), electronic cigarettes (EC), and/or HTP] and completed an online survey in June 2019 were recruited.They were interviewed and classified into seven categories according to their combination.Results: Discordance between self-reported and interviewer-rated tobacco use patterns was 39.7% (48/121).Between these, large differences were observed in the prevalence of HTP alone (0% vs. 24.8%),triple use (18.2% vs. 4.1%), and dual use of CC/HTP (22.3% vs. 14.0), but relatively small differences were observed in the prevalence of CC alone (41.3% vs. 42.1%),EC alone (7.4% vs. 9.1%), and dual use of CC/EC (10.7% vs. 5.8%). Conclusion:There was a large difference between self-reported and interviewer-related tobacco use patterns, especially among those who currently used HTP regardless of CC or EC use.