Parental tobacco use: dual use of e-cigarettes and cigarettes, and interventions to help them quit

This thesis examined how many parents who visit the child healthcare offices are dual users of e-cigarettes and cigarettes and what are their smoking related behaviours. It also investigated the existing evidence on dual use and quitting smoking in the long-term, and the effectiveness of implementing evidence-based tobacco cessation treatment interventions in the child healthcare setting. The results of the studies showed that majority of e-cigarette users (70%) also smoked cigarettes and that majority of dual users have made an attempt to quit smoking. Literature also showed that most dual users continue to smoke or be dual users after at least one year. Finally, the results suggested that interventions that screen families for tobacco use and offer tobacco cessation treatments to smoking parents can be implemented in the child healthcare setting and can be effective in helping parents quit smoking.