Cochrane · systematic review · CD001007
Group behaviour therapy programmes for smoking cessation
Stead, LF, Carroll, AJ, Lancaster, T · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
Tobacco AddictionAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 16.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 33.3%Moderate 3 · 50%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Group‐format behavioural programmes compared to alternative support for smoking cessation
Population: People who smoke
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Outcome: Smoking cessation assessed at least 6 months after start of treatment, based on self‐report, ± biochemical validation of abstinence Group‐format behavioural programmes vs alternative support | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Group programme compared to self‐help programme Group‐format behavioural programmes vs alternative support | RR 1.88 [1.52, 2.33] | 13 studies · 4395 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Group programme compared to brief support Group‐format behavioural programmes vs alternative support | RR 1.25 [1.07, 1.46] | 16 studies · 7601 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Group programme compared to face‐to‐face individual intervention Group‐format behavioural programmes vs alternative support | RR 0.99 [0.76, 1.28] | 6 studies · 980 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Group programme plus pharmacotherapy versus pharmacotherapy and brief support alone Group‐format behavioural programmes vs alternative support | RR 1.11 [0.93, 1.33] | 5 studies · 1523 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Group programme versus 'no intervention' controls Group‐format behavioural programmes vs alternative support | RR 2.6 [1.8, 3.76] | 9 studies · 1098 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |