Cochrane · systematic review · CD004305

Healthcare financing systems for increasing the use of tobacco dependence treatment

van den Brand, FA, Nagelhout, GE, Reda, AA, et al. · 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
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

Interventions directed at individuals: full financial coverage compared to no financial coverage for increasing abstinence from smoking

Population: smokers
1 question
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Abstinence from smoking
Interventions directed at individuals: full financial coverage vs no financial coverage
RR 1.77 [1.37, 2.28]6 studies · 9333 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Interventions directed at healthcare providers compared to placebo for increasing the use of smoking cessation treatment

Population: physicians and clinics from a multispecialty group practice
1 question
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Abstinence from smoking
Interventions directed at healthcare providers vs placebo
RR 1.16 [0.98, 1.37]2 studies · 2311 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias