Table 2 Themes and supporting quotes for phase 1 service user interviews
From: Evaluation of a pharmacy supported e-cigarette smoking cessation intervention in Northwest England
Theme | Example supporting quotes |
|---|---|
Quality of service provided | “Well it was excellent, they rang me when I needed to go in for a check you know and to refill the liquid, because they gave them free of charge and they did a CO2 reading, to check the smoke in the blood, in the lungs and what have you, and he was very, very nice the man that was there to see me.” (Female; dual-use*). |
Health and financial benefits of e-cigarette use | “I think it’s a very good idea, I really do. Yeah, let’s put it like this, at the time, my chest and my breathing was really, really, really bad, from smoking cigarettes, even though I didn’t smoke that many, and then I started on the e-cigarette, I still haven’t cut them out 100%, I’ve cut them out about 95%, but this e-cigarette it’s just like, it’s saved my life if you like.” (Male; dual-use). “Yeah definitely and it’s not only saved me money, from not buying cigarettes, but it’s saved me money from initially getting into my vaping. You know because it was a free service so.” (Male; dual use*). |
Effectiveness of e-cigarette | “Well it takes the craving away definitely. I believe really, it’s just because you’re using your hands and your kind of imitating smoking.” (Male; quit). |
Mental health | “I started to use it but then, unfortunately my mum got poorly and has passed away so, I don’t think it’s been the right time for me to completely … I probably wouldn’t be smoking, I would have carried on using it, but because of my circumstances, my mind frame wasn’t in it.” (Female: smoker). |
Beginning the quit journey using an e-cigarette | “When I first started with it, I was choking a lot, where obviously I wasn’t used to it, but once you get used to it, it’s basically a simple object to use. But it’s just trying to get used to it all.” (Female, dual-use*) |
Concerns over e-cigarette use | “It’s, technically you’re burning oil and inhaling the vapours off oil, so that surely, that’s got to have some sort of effect on your lungs, or in the long term you know?” (Male; dual-use*). |