Cochrane · systematic review · CD005231
Interventions to reduce harm from continued tobacco use
Lindson‐Hawley, N, Hartmann‐Boyce, J, Fanshawe, TR, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · 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
8
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 12.5%Very low 2 · 25%Low 5 · 62.5%Moderate 0 · 0%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 to reduce the harms caused by smoking in people who cannot or do not want to quit smoking
Population: Smokers who cannot or do not want to quit smoking
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Long‐term change in health status | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Cessation: NRT vs placebo | RR 1.87 [1.43, 2.44] | 8 studies · 3081 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Cessation: Bupropion vs. placebo | RR 1.27 [0.67, 2.4] | 1 study · 594 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Cessation: Varenicline vs placebo | RR 1.95 [0.86, 4.4] | 1 study · 218 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Cessation: Ecigs vs placebo | RR 2.75 [0.97, 7.76] | 1 study · 300 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Cessation: Snus vs placebo | RR 3.06 [0.84, 11.08] | 1 study · 319 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Cessation: Low‐nicotine cigarettes vs regular cigarettes | RR 1.38 [0.13, 14.79] | 1 study · 135 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Cessation: Behavioural reduction advice vs health mailings | RR 1.49 [0.59, 3.76] | 1 study · 320 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |