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What Strategies Do Healthcare Providers Use to Promote Adolescents’ Vaping Cessation? A Scoping Review

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  • Naima Nimmi

    (Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia, Berwick, VIC 3806, Australia)

  • Bindu Joseph

    (Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia, Berwick, VIC 3806, Australia)

  • Habib Bhurawala

    (Paediatric Department, Nepean Hospital, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, Penrith, NSW 2750, Australia
    Paediatrics, Nepean Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
    Paediatrics, School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia)

  • Smita Shah

    (The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2113, Australia
    Prevention Education and Research Unit, Western Sydney Local Health District, North Parramatta, NSW 2151, Australia
    School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia)

  • Anita Munoz

    (Healthcare on Collins, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia)

  • Muhammad Aziz Rahman

    (Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia, Berwick, VIC 3806, Australia
    Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 60115, Indonesia)

Abstract

Background: Healthcare providers (HCPs) can play a pivotal role in providing vaping cessation support to adolescents. They can screen adolescents for vaping, offer interventions to quit, and educate adolescents about the dangers of vaping, including nicotine addiction. This review aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of HCPs regarding vaping cessation promotion to adolescents. Methods: We conducted a scoping review following the Arksey and O’Malley framework and searched five databases, including MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Scopus, to identify relevant articles. We created a comprehensive search strategy using keywords relevant to healthcare providers, adolescents, practices, and vaping. Results: A total of 1387 articles were identified from the initial search, and 14 were included. There was considerable variation regarding the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of HCPs in supporting adolescents. Although 50–92% of HCPs reported some knowledge about vaping, significant gaps persisted, especially regarding health effects and cessation strategies. Many HCPs lacked confidence in discussing vaping with adolescent patients. While most of the HCPs, 86%, screened for cigarette smoking, only 14% routinely screened adolescents for vaping. They expressed concerns about vaping as a gateway to tobacco use and believed that it was less harmful than cigarettes. HCPs encountered barriers with a lack of time, knowledge, and screening tools in supporting adolescents to quit vaping, particularly related to counselling, treatment recommendations, and referral procedures. Conclusions: There is an urgent need for enhanced understanding, evidence-based guidelines, and clinical tools for HCPs to address the current vaping epidemic among adolescents.

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  • Naima Nimmi & Bindu Joseph & Habib Bhurawala & Smita Shah & Anita Munoz & Muhammad Aziz Rahman, 2025. "What Strategies Do Healthcare Providers Use to Promote Adolescents’ Vaping Cessation? A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 22(6), pages 1-15, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:22:y:2025:i:6:p:839-:d:1665297
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