Examining Risk Beliefs and IQOS Use Among Adults
Affiliated Groups
Status
In Progress
Overview
Description:
Aim 1: To assess the effect of provision of IQOS on substitution and/or co-use of usual brand cigarettes. Descriptive analyses of IQOS use over the 1-month observation period will be performed.
Aim 2: To evaluate shifts in product perceptions associated with switching from usual cigarettes to IQOS.
Aim 3: To examine the acute changes via EMA/mobile spirometry in pulmonary functioning upon switching from combustible cigarettes to IQOS during the 1-month monitoring period.
Principal Investigator
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