Cochrane · systematic review · CD002850
Telephone counselling for smoking cessation
Matkin, W, Ordóñez‐Mena, JM, Hartmann‐Boyce, J · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
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
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
Current version onlyInterventions for callers to quitlines ‐ effect of additional proactive calls for smoking cessation
Population: callers to quitlines
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Smoking cessation Self‐reported abstinence (majority) | RR 1.38 [1.19, 1.61] | 14 studies · 32484 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Interventions for smokers not calling quitlines ‐ effect of proactive telephone counselling
Population: smokers not calling quitlines
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Smoking cessation Self‐reported abstinence (majority) | RR 1.25 [1.15, 1.35] | 65 studies · 41233 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Interventions for callers to quitlines ‐ effect of additional proactive calls for smoking cessation
Population: callers to quitlines
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Smoking cessation self reported abstinence (majority) | RR 1.38 [1.28, 1.49] | 12 studies · 30182 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Proactive telephone counselling for smokers not calling quitlines
Population: smokers not calling quitlines
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Cessation at longest | RR 1.27 [1.2, 1.36] | 51 studies · 30246 participants | Moderate |