Cochrane · systematic review · CD001292
Individual behavioural counselling for smoking cessation
Lancaster, T, Stead, LF · 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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 2 · 66.7%
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
Individual counselling compared to minimal contact control for smoking cessation
Population: People who smoke
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Smoking cessation at longest Individual counselling vs minimal contact control | RR 1.57 [1.4, 1.77] | 27 studies · 11100 participants | High |
Smoking cessation at longest Individual counselling vs minimal contact control | RR 1.24 [1.01, 1.51] | 6 studies · 2662 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
More intensive compared to less intensive counselling for smoking cessation
Population: People who smoke
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Smoking cessation at longest More intensive vs less intensive counselling | RR 1.29 [1.09, 1.53] | 11 studies · 2920 participants | High |