Biomedical risk assessment vs Control (waitlist, routine/standard oral health education, or minimal intervention): Smoking cessation
Biomedical risk assessment showed no clear difference in feedback on smoking exposure Smoking cessation at longest compared with standard care or minimal intervention (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Biomedical risk assessment vs standard care or minimal intervention Feedback on smoking exposure Smoking cessation at longest · people who smoke Biomedical risk assessment showed no clear difference in feedback on smoking exposure Smoking cessation at longest compared with standard care or minimal intervention (moderate certainty). Biomedical risk assessment as an aid for smoking cessation (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1 [0.83, 1.21] | 5 studies · 2368 participants | Moderate |
Biomedical risk assessment vs standard care or minimal intervention Feedback on smoking‐related risk Smoking cessation at longest · people who smoke Biomedical risk assessment showed no clear difference in feedback on smoking‐related risk Smoking cessation at longest compared with standard care or minimal intervention (low certainty). Biomedical risk assessment as an aid for smoking cessation (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.8 [0.63, 1.01] | 5 studies · 2064 participants | Low |
Biomedical risk assessment vs standard care or minimal intervention Feedback on smoking‐related harm Smoking cessation at longest · people who smoke Biomedical risk assessment showed no clear difference in feedback on smoking‐related harm Smoking cessation at longest compared with standard care or minimal intervention (moderate certainty). Biomedical risk assessment as an aid for smoking cessation (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.26 [0.99, 1.61] | 11 studies · 3314 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedical risk assessment as an aid for smoking cessation 2019 · 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.