A5076537440- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Mind wandering and attention
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
2016-2025
University of Helsinki
2024
National Institutes of Health
2014-2015
Etelä-Karjalan sosiaali ja terveyspiiri
2010
A wide range of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are now on the market. We studied e-cigarette awareness and use, determinants sources e-cigarettes, e-liquids used in them exposure to advertisements among adolescents Finland. Among smokers, we association use interest smoking cessation.Data were obtained from a national survey 12-18-year-old Finnish 2013 (N=3535, response rate 38%). Descriptive statistics logistic regression analysis used.Of respondents, 85.3% knew what e-cigarettes...
Several studies indicate an association between e-cigarette use and subsequent smoking among youth. However, most previous lack measures of the nicotine content e-liquid have not usually measured regular smoking.We tested use, with without nicotine, daily conventional cigarettes e-cigarettes study population 3474 students. A survey was conducted in lower secondary schools Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland, 15 - 16-year-olds 2014 (baseline) upper 2016 when cohort 17 18-year-olds...
Abstract Introduction Smoking is frequent among people living in prison (PLIP) yet little known about smoking cessation support prison. This study aims to investigate correlates of being offered help for and willingness receive PLIP. Methods A cross‐sectional, nationally representative Finnish PLIP 2020–2022 was used ( N = 529 whom n 364 (69%) smoked daily) (response rate 82.5%). Dependent variables included not having been during the time support. Independent socio‐demographic, health‐...
Electronic cigarettes are quite a new potential source of nicotine addiction among youth. More research is needed, particularly on e-liquid use and socioeconomic factors as determinants. We studied changes from 2013 to 2015 in adolescent e-cigarette awareness ever-use, types e-liquids, determinants Finland. In 2015, we weekly reasons for ever-use. Data were two national surveys 12-18-year-old Finns (2013, n = 3535, response rate 38%; 6698, 41%). Descriptive statistics logistic regression...
Building upon previous results, the present study explored relationship between exposure to unhealthy and healthy food TV commercials, trait self-control, intake.In total, 825 Finns (53% female), 1,055 Germans (55% 971 Romanians female) aged 8-21 reported advertisement exposure, intake.Altogether, participants indicated higher compared advertisements (F(1, 2848) = 354.73, p < .001, partial η(2) .111). Unhealthy was positively associated with intake (all β ≥ .16, .001). Healthy fruit...
The Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU) partially harmonised the regulation of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in Europe, but individual countries maintain jurisdiction over bans on use public places, domestic advertising, taxation and flavour regulations. Their association with youth e-cigarette has not been examined.
In 2016, the Finnish Tobacco Act was revised to harmonise e-cigarette regulations with EU Products Directive. Unlike before, sale of nicotine-containing e-liquids allowed while additional national included, for example, a ban other than unflavoured and tobacco-flavoured e-liquids. This study examines correlates use before after comprehensive regulatory change, characteristics flavoured flavour in general population.
New tobacco and nicotine products have emerged on the market in recent years. Most research has concerned only one product at a time, usually e-cigarettes, while little is known about multiple use of among adolescents. We examined single, dual, triple cigarettes, snus Nordic adolescents, using data 15–16-year-olds (n = 16,125) from European School Survey Project Alcohol other Drugs (ESPAD) collected 2015 2019 Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Faroe Islands. Country-specific lifetime...
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The influence of parents' smoking on children's is well known, but few studies have examined the association between grandparents' and grandchildren's smoking. We studied paternal maternal their tobacco use assessed whether a mediator in this process. Data were obtained from national survey 12-18-year-old Finns 2013 (N = 3535, response rate 38%). Logistic regression mediation analyses used. Both boys girls had higher odds for experimentation, daily other or tobacco-like product if mother,...
Differences in tobacco retailer density between areas by sociodemographic composition have been observed. However, little research comes from European jurisdictions and countries with a retail licensing system. In Finland, the system consists of criteria for retailers supervision fees.
Finland has implemented a gradually tightening tobacco control policy for decades. Recently the objective of tobacco-free was introduced. Still, population's acceptance not been measured. More knowledge is needed on differences in attitudes and factors associated with opinions future policy-making.A population-based study quantitative analysis. Attitudes smoking were assessed within National FINRISK 2012 Study involving 25-74-year-old adults (N = 4905). In analyses, status groups compared.In...
In Finland, nicotine pouches entered the national market abruptly in 2023, following a change April 2023 from medicinal product classification into less regulated tobacco surrogate status. This study aimed to measure adolescent pouch use and associated characteristics.
Korkeakouluopiskelijoiden päihteiden käytöstä on Suomessa vain vähän tutkimustietoa, vaikka koulutusasteiden välisiä eroja terveyskäyttäytymisessä tutkittu paljon toisen asteen opiskelijoilla. Lukioissa ja ammatillisissa oppilaitoksissa opiskelevien nuorten terveyskäyttäytymisessä, mukaan lukien käytössä todettu merkittäviä eroja. Myös aikuisväestöä tutkittaessa pitkään kiinnitetty huomioita terveyden terveyskäyttäytymisen sosioekonomisiin eroihin. Tässä tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan...
Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is rising in the Western world, but studies from Nordic countries are lacking. Many implementing policy changes, brought about for example by 2014 European Tobacco Products Directive, and monitoring e-cigarette considered important. The aim of this article to account prevalence among Finnish adult population examine correlates ever current e-cigarettes prior some changes regulatory scheme.A population-based survey was conducted 2014. A representative...
In schools, perceived norms of classmates facilitate but can also inhibit unhealthy food intake in children and adolescents. However, the role actual class behaviors attitudes is less established. Thus, present study examined classmates' eating behavior preferences relation to intake. addition, it tested whether these normative effects are facilitated by corresponding individual or a positive social self-concept.The preferences, self-concept, snacking frequency 734 Finnish, 829 German, 555...
Despite a decline in global smoking prevalence among adolescents, around 21 million youth report current cigarette smoking. Exposure to tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) is risk factor for initiation, therefore the Article 13 of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) requires comprehensive TAPS bans. We examined associations between changes implementation 13.
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Background Electronic cigarettes are gaining popularity, also among adolescents. Questions have been raised as to whether e-cigarettes a new tactic for renormalizing smoking in the context of declining use conventional cigarettes. For adolescents, nicotine-containing e-liquids constitutes risk developing dependence. To cast light on adolescent e-cigarette use, we studied its’ determinants Finnish youth. …
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) Article 13 requires countries to ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS), bans are recommended cover electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). We examined youth e-cigarette prevalence by TAPS regulations in with different income levels.