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138 questions · 169 findings · 32 reviews · Tobacco Addiction

No studies found 8 · 4.7%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 49 · 29%Low 59 · 34.9%Moderate 39 · 23.1%High 14 · 8.3%

Smoking cessation advice 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).

4 findings from 1 review
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Hospital‐only intervention vs intervention that continues after hospital discharge

Pharmacotherapy + behavioural support vs neither · smoking cessation in hospitalised patients

Hospital‐only intervention leads to higher pharmacotherapy + behavioural support vs neither compared with intervention that continues after hospital discharge (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Telephone quitline referral vs usual care or no treatment

Health system telephone counselling vs quitline · smoking cessation in hospitalised patients

It is very uncertain whether telephone quitline referral changes health system telephone counselling vs quitline compared with no treatment or usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacotherapy plus counselling vs no pharmacotherapy or placebo plus counselling

Quit at longest · smoking cessation in hospitalised patients

Pharmacotherapy plus counselling leads to higher quit at longest compared with no pharmacotherapy or placebo plus counselling (high certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Hospital‐only intervention vs intervention that continues after hospital discharge

Behavioural support ‐ asynchronous** · smoking cessation in hospitalised patients

It is very uncertain whether hospital‐only intervention changes behavioural support ‐ asynchronous** compared with intervention that continues after hospital discharge (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hospital‐only intervention vs intervention that continues after hospital discharge

Behavioural support ‐ synchronous** · smoking cessation in hospitalised patients

Hospital‐only intervention showed no clear difference in behavioural support ‐ synchronous** compared with intervention that continues after hospital discharge (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Face‐to‐face behavioral intervention vs minimal or no support (Measured 3 to 6 months with CO‐validated prolonged and continuous abstinence, and self‐reported abstinence) · people who use waterpipe

The intervention may leads to higher face‐to‐face behavioral intervention vs minimal or no support… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Varenicline plus behavioral intervention vs placebo plus behavioral intervention ‐ (repeated point prevalence abstinence (not even a puff/chew/session in the last 7 days) at each of weeks 5, 12, and 25 (combined), verified by CO cutoff < 10 ppm) · people who use waterpipe

The intervention showed no clear difference in varenicline plus behavioral intervention vs placebo plus behavioral… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Bupropion therapy plus behavioral intervention vs behavioral intervention alone (continuous waterpipe smoking abstinence, defined as an expired CO of 9 ppm or less at the 6‐month postintervention · people who use waterpipe

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes bupropion therapy plus behavioral intervention vs behavioral… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Bupropion therapy plus behavioral support versus self‐help (continuous waterpipe smoking abstinence, defined as an expired CO of 9 ppm or less at the 6‐month postintervention · people who use waterpipe

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes bupropion therapy plus behavioral support versus self‐help… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Fluoexetine vs placebo

Change in weight (kg) · People who have quit smoking

Fluoexetine showed no clear difference in mean weight change (kg) at end of treatment compared with placebo (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Nicotine replacement therapy vs control

Biochemically validated smoking cessation at the latest point in pregnancy (20 weeks' gestation or more) · Pregnant women who smoke

Nicotine replacement therapy may leads to higher biochemically validated smoking cessation at the latest point in… compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Bupropion vs control

Biochemically validated smoking cessation at the latest point in pregnancy (20 weeks' gestation or more) · Pregnant women who smoke

Bupropion showed no clear difference in biochemically validated smoking cessation at the latest point in… compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review