Cochrane · systematic review · CD001118
Print‐based self‐help interventions for smoking cessation
Livingstone‐Banks, J, Ordóñez‐Mena, JM, Hartmann‐Boyce, J · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
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Questions
2
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 100%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
Show all 2 versionsPrint‐based self‐help compared to no materials for smoking cessation
Population: people who smoke; not selected for interest in quitting smoking
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Abstinence ‐ non‐tailored self‐help Print‐based self‐help vs no materials | RR 1.19 [1.03, 1.37] | 11 studies · 13241 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness |
Abstinence ‐ individually tailored self‐help Print‐based self‐help vs no materials | RR 1.34 [1.19, 1.51] | 10 studies · 14359 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |