Smoking cessation advice vs no smoking cessation counselling, grouped by intensity of intervention: Quit at longest
It is very uncertain whether smoking cessation counselling changes quit at longest compared with no smoking cessation counselling, grouped by intensity of intervention (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Smoking cessation counselling vs no smoking cessation counselling, grouped by intensity of intervention Quit at longest · individuals who smoke cigarettes and are admitted to a hospital for medical or surgical care It is very uncertain whether smoking cessation counselling changes quit at longest compared with no smoking cessation counselling, grouped by intensity of intervention (very low certainty). Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.52 [0.8, 2.89] | 2 studies · 1417 participants | Very low |
Smoking cessation counselling vs no smoking cessation counselling, grouped by intensity of intervention Quit at longest · individuals who smoke cigarettes and are admitted to a hospital for medical or surgical care Smoking cessation counselling probably leads to higher quit at longest compared with no smoking cessation counselling, grouped by intensity of intervention (moderate certainty). Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.27 [1.02, 1.58] | 12 studies · 4432 participants | Moderate |
Smoking cessation counselling vs no smoking cessation counselling, grouped by intensity of intervention Quit at longest · individuals who smoke cigarettes and are admitted to a hospital for medical or surgical care It is very uncertain whether smoking cessation counselling changes quit at longest compared with no smoking cessation counselling, grouped by intensity of intervention (very low certainty). Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.04 [0.9, 1.2] | 7 studies · 4627 participants | Very low |
Smoking cessation counselling vs no smoking cessation counselling, grouped by intensity of intervention Quit at longest · individuals who smoke cigarettes and are admitted to a hospital for medical or surgical care Smoking cessation counselling leads to higher quit at longest compared with no smoking cessation counselling, grouped by intensity of intervention (high certainty). Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.36 [1.24, 1.49] | 28 studies · 8234 participants | High |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.