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Respiratory and Cardiovascular Health Effects of e-Cigarette Substitution: Protocol for Two Living Systematic Reviews.
O'Leary, Renee; Qureshi, Maria Ahmed; La Rosa, Giusy Rita Maria; Vernooij, Robin W M; Odimegwu, Damian Chukwu; Bertino, Gaetano; Polosa, Riccardo.
Afiliación
  • O'Leary R; Center for the Acceleration of Harm Reduction, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
  • Qureshi MA; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
  • La Rosa GRM; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
  • Vernooij RWM; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
  • Odimegwu DC; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
  • Bertino G; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
  • Polosa R; Center for the Acceleration of Harm Reduction, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
JMIR Res Protoc ; 10(5): e29084, 2021 May 27.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34042601
BACKGROUND: Despite the clear risks of tobacco use, millions of people continue to smoke. Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), commonly called e-cigarettes, have been proposed as a substitute for those who are unwilling or unable to quit. Current systematic and narrative reviews on the health effects of ENDS use, particularly respiratory and cardiovascular effects, have come to differing conclusions. OBJECTIVE: We conducted two systematic reviews to critically assess and synthesize available human studies on the respiratory and cardiovascular health effects of ENDS substitution for people who smoke. The primary goal is to provide clinicians with evidence on the health effects of ENDS substitution to inform their treatment recommendations and plans. The twin goal of the reviews is to promote health literacy in ENDS users with facts on the health effects of ENDS. METHODS: These two reviews will be living systematic reviews. The systematic reviews will be initiated through a baseline review. Studies will be evaluated using the JBI quality assessment tools and a checklist of biases drawn from the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine Catalogue of Bias. A narrative synthesis is planned because of the heterogeneity of data. A search for recently published studies will be conducted every 3 months, and an updated review will be published every 6 months for the duration of the project or possibly longer. RESULTS: The baseline and updated reviews will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. The findings of the reviews will be reported in a white paper for clinicians and a fact sheet for people who use ENDS. CONCLUSIONS: The substitution of ENDS for cigarettes is one way to potentially reduce the risks of smoking. Clinicians and their patients need to understand the potential benefits and possible risks of substituting ENDS for cigarettes. Our living systematic reviews seek to highlight the best and most up-to-date evidence in this highly contentious and fast-moving field of research. TRIAL REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42021239094; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=239094. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/29084.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: JMIR Res Protoc Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Canadá

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: JMIR Res Protoc Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Canadá