Evidence in Action: An Educational Program to Prevent Adolescent E-Cigarette Use
Faculty Department
Nursing
Presentation Type
Powerpoint
Location
Reception Room
Start Date
25-2-2026 9:15 AM
End Date
25-2-2026 9:30 AM
Description (Abstract)
Background: E-cigarette (EC) consumption/vaping has increased in recent years in the adolescent population. Research has addressed why adolescents use EC/vaping, in addition to discovering the perceptions/relationships to the EC for this population. An identified gap in the literature is minimal information about standardized evidence-based practice (EBP) prevention education programs for vaping involving pre/posttest formats for adolescents. Aims: To provide an EBP vaping prevention program for adolescents to have an effect on their knowledge, perception, & vaping use. Methods: This was an EBP educational program, using a descriptive, pre/posttest design. A convenience sample of 60, 11–14-year-old students attending health class, in a middle school. Prevention education was provided. The pre-test/posttests consisted of the E-cigarette Outcome Expectancy Measure and The CATCH My BreathTM surveys. Two weeks later, the education post-test and program evaluation were obtained. Results: Six weeks after completion results showed participants, increased their knowledge; 10/14 questions were statistically significant with a p value < .001 -.05. In addition, 100%, (n = 60) of participants reported not vaping. Lastly, 91.7%, (n = 55) of participants found the program educational. Conclusions: The CATCH My Breath TM educational vaping prevention program is a catalyst for educators to affect the adolescent’s knowledge, perception, and vaping use. CATCH My BreathTM has effective results and can be adapted using alternative delivery models in multiple venues.
Keywords
Vaping, Adolescents, Attitudes, E-Cigarettes
Related Pillar(s)
Community, Service, Study
Evidence in Action: An Educational Program to Prevent Adolescent E-Cigarette Use
Reception Room
Background: E-cigarette (EC) consumption/vaping has increased in recent years in the adolescent population. Research has addressed why adolescents use EC/vaping, in addition to discovering the perceptions/relationships to the EC for this population. An identified gap in the literature is minimal information about standardized evidence-based practice (EBP) prevention education programs for vaping involving pre/posttest formats for adolescents. Aims: To provide an EBP vaping prevention program for adolescents to have an effect on their knowledge, perception, & vaping use. Methods: This was an EBP educational program, using a descriptive, pre/posttest design. A convenience sample of 60, 11–14-year-old students attending health class, in a middle school. Prevention education was provided. The pre-test/posttests consisted of the E-cigarette Outcome Expectancy Measure and The CATCH My BreathTM surveys. Two weeks later, the education post-test and program evaluation were obtained. Results: Six weeks after completion results showed participants, increased their knowledge; 10/14 questions were statistically significant with a p value < .001 -.05. In addition, 100%, (n = 60) of participants reported not vaping. Lastly, 91.7%, (n = 55) of participants found the program educational. Conclusions: The CATCH My Breath TM educational vaping prevention program is a catalyst for educators to affect the adolescent’s knowledge, perception, and vaping use. CATCH My BreathTM has effective results and can be adapted using alternative delivery models in multiple venues.
Short Biography
Patricia Mulvaney-Roth is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist and an Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist. She has worked at Molloy University as adjunct faculty for 17 years, currently FT for 8 years, in the position of Assistant Professor. My research interests are vaping, violence prevention, & anxiety.
Publications/Presentations:
Mulvaney-Roth, P., Jackson, C., Bert, L., Erikson, S., & Ryan, M. (March/April2023). Using Pet Therapy to Decrease Patients’ Anxiety on Two Diverse Inpatient Units. The Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 29 (2), 112-121. https://doi:10.1177/1078390321999719.
Schenkel, S., Mulvaney-Roth, P., Hanna, D. R. (2022). Preventing Dental Erosion in At-Risk Patients. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Ms. Mulvaney-Roth has given 26 invited professional presentations at local/regional, national, & international venues in PMH nursing. She has won several awards for her professional presentation work locally & nationally.
In addition, she was the 2019 recipient of the prestigious Meritorious Award from the Crisis Prevention Institute for her extensive contributions throughout her career. Patricia received her 20-year service award from Molloy College in March 2022
Appointed the Associate-Chair of the Scholarly Review Committee for the APNA in 2021 for 2 years, then became the Chair of the committee in 2023 for 2 years.