Factors That Impact the Relationship Between Pulmonary Status and Susceptibility to Electronic Cigarette Use

Factors That Impact the Relationship Between Pulmonary Status and Susceptibility to Electronic Cigarette Use

The purpose of the study is to explores various psycho-social, physiological, cognitive, behavioral, and environmental factors that may affect the association between pulmonary status and Susceptibility to Electronic Cigarette Use

In this study self-report questionnaires will be distributed and it should take between 20-25 minutes. Participants will be be asked questions related to smoking history, e-cigarette use, psychosocial factors, behavioral factors, environmental factors, and cognitive factors.

There is also an option of taking a web-based survey, Qualtrics® (Qualtrics, Provo, UT), if they do not have enough time to complete the surveys at this time. The online version of the questionnaires will be sent to the one week from now.

There is also a follow-up 5 minutes call with 6 months after today to follow-up with any change regarding to e-cigarette use.

Inclusion Criteria:

Pulmonary Are 18 years of age or older. Attend outpatient Pulmonary clinic at UAB Diagnosed with a pulmonary disease Speak English as primary language Are medically stable and without psychiatric disorders. Signed Informed consent Healthy Are 18 years of age or older. Free from any pulmonary disease Report good to excellent general health Speak English as primary language Signed Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Pulmonary Are younger than 18 years of age Do not attend the outpatient pulmonary clinic at UAB (pulmonary group) Report current e-cigarette use Are non-English speakers Have unstable medical or psychiatric disorders as determined by the assigned medical doctor (pulmonary group) Refuse to sign the informed consent

Healthy Are younger than 18 years of age Report any pulmonary diseases (control group) Report fair to poor general health (control group) Report current e-cigarette use Are non-English speakers Refuse to sign the informed consent