Development of a Vaping Prevention Intervention in Adolescents

The aim is to develop a co-created, evidence based vaping prevention programme to be delivered in the secondary schools setting.

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Summary (Research in a nutshell)

This study will conduct the development work required to co-create a vaping prevention programme delivered in secondary schools. This will then lead onto a larger feasibility and pilot study to test how the programme works in the ‘real world'.

This study has three research objectives:

  1. map and critically assess the applicability of existing vaping prevention interventions internationally for the secondary school setting
  2. speak to a range of stakeholders to identify the key messages that young people need to be made aware of to delay or prevent them from vaping
  3. co-create programme theory for a vaping prevention programme that combines tobacco prevention for secondary school settings

Key People

Name Role
Fiona Dobbie Project Lead
Martine Miller Project Co-Lead
Linda Bauld Project Co-Lead
Angela Niven Project Co-Lead
Andrew Radley Project Co-Lead
Kurt Ribisl Project-Co-Lead (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Contact

martine.miller@ed.ac.uk

Funder

Medical Research Council (Public Health Intervention Development)

Timeline

Start: December 2024

End: November 2025

Scientific themes (keywords)

Vaping prevention, adolescents, behaviour change

Methodology keywords

Literature review, programme theory, qualitative, interviews, focus groups, mixed-method, six squid framework