Electronic nicotine delivery devices, and their impact on health and patterns of tobacco use: a systematic review protocol

Authors

Allison M. Glasser, The Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies
Caroline O. Cobb, The Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Lyubov Teplitskaya, Evaluation Science and Research
Ollie Ganz, Evaluation Science and Research
Lauren Katz, The Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies
Shyanika W. Rose, The Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies
Shari Feirman, The Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies
Andrea C. Villanti, The Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Document Type

Article

Original Publication Date

2015

Journal/Book/Conference Title

BMJ Open

Volume

5

Issue

4

DOI of Original Publication

10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007688

Comments

Originally published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007688

Date of Submission

December 2015

Abstract

Introduction

E-cigarettes or electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) have recently attracted considerable attention. Among some individuals there is strong debate and a polarisation of views about the public health benefits versus harms of ENDS. With little regulation, the ENDS market is evolving, and new products are introduced and marketed constantly. Rapid developments in manufacturing, marketing and consumer domains related to ENDS will warrant frequent re-evaluation, based on the state of the evolving science. The purpose of this article is to describe a protocol for an ongoing comprehensive review of the published scientific literature on ENDS.

Methods and analysis

We will undertake a systematic review of published empirical research literature on ENDS using the National Library of Medicine's PubMed electronic database to search for relevant articles. Data from included studies will be extracted into a standardised form, tables with study details and key outcomes for each article will be created, and studies will be synthesised qualitatively.

Ethics and dissemination

This review synthesises published literature and presents no primary data. Therefore, no ethical approval is required for this study. Subsequent papers will provide greater detail on results, within select categories, that represent gaps in the literature base.

Rights

Copyright Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

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VCU Psychology Publications