Critical Appraisal of Evidence on Effectiveness of E-Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation: A Case Study Analysis

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HLSC122 Semester 2, 2018
Assessment 3: Critical appraisal of evidence
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Introduction
Smoking cessation is one of the most significant topics due to its rationality. The number
of smoker around Australia is increasing in Australia gradually. Thus, there is a wide importance
for effective intervention for smoking habit. The use of E-cigarette is growing exponentially
throughout the world for its relevance to mitigate the smoking habit. In general, the e-cigarette
has nicotine which is generally used to detach the user from the tobacco-related products. The E-
Cigarettes mainly comprises of nicotine and non-nicotine based chemicals. The solution of the e-
cigarette creates the aerosol which influences the user (Brown, Beard, Kotz, Michie& West,
2014). Consumption of E-cigarette reduces the willingness of smoking which is correlated to the
public health development. This study will analyze the effectiveness of E-cigarette for the
cessation of smoking habit based on Joanne’s case study. The study is segregated into
authorship, research question, research design, research methods, and results. The part of the
study will analyze the critical appraisal of the ER-cigarette in the clinical practices and potential
barriers for the implementation of anti-smoking habits. The concluding part has summarized the
key outcomes of the study.
PART A
Authorship
The holistic effects of E-cigarettes have been discussed in the study by the researcher.
The maintenance and comparison of the nicotine and non-nicotine products have been discussed
have been segregated in this research work Apart from that, the authors continue to focus on the
alternative way of replacing the tobacco products. The design, method and the result of the
research express the appropriateness of the research of the author (Brown et al., 2014).
Research Question
How effective are e-cigarettes compared to other nicotine replacement therapies for smoking
cessation in adults?
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The topic and the appropriateness of the question are rational. Joanne’s effort to start the
Airbnb business was not getting success due to his smoking habit as the rental property of
Airbnb business does not support the smoking habit. On the contrary, the business naturally
obliges her to leave the habit of smoking. Joanne was in search of smoking alternatives as she
was not willing to attain the yoga class. She finds E-cigarette to be a better alternative for
nicotine smoking. (Corrigan-Curay, Sacks & Woodcock, 2018). The e-cigarette is very useful
and easy to use. Like the other users, Joanne wants to use it. She prefers the e-cigarette over the
other nicotine products.
Research Design
The discussion about the benefits and disadvantages of using the e-cigarette shows the
exact figure of using the e-cigarette. The members of the different stream have been invited to
review the progress of using the e-cigarette. The smokers of the participants are also been invited
to see the exact progress of using the e-cigarette (Doss, Ayodele & Mbe, 2017). The participants
are asked about the status of the smoking. Most of the smokers agree that their rate of smoking is
decreased compared to the previous years due to using the e-cigarette. The other participants say
that they use the other nicotine products which are supposed to more effective than the e-
cigarette. According to the question of the research, a quantitative survey-based research design
is done to collect the data from the users of E-Cigarettes.
Research methods
The expert researchers take the opinion and review the opinion of the participant's
members from the different age group. They divided the participants according to specific age
group; 18-24, 25-39 at this way. The members of the panel observe the entire research over the
participants' school, secondary level, and the higher secondary school. Apart from that, they
categorized the group based on their income and status (Ghafoor, 2017).
Results
The overall results show the effectiveness of using the e-cigarette. The studies have been
conducted by a healthcare institute and it is found that the users of the e-cigarette are considered
as the more effective as the others who use the other nicotine related products. The study has
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