Cochrane · systematic review · CD006611

Mobile phone text messaging and app‐based interventions for smoking cessation

Whittaker, R, McRobbie, H, Bullen, C, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library

Tobacco Addiction2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed

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Questions

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GRADE rated

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Included studies

No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 33.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 66.7%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

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Text messaging compared to minimal support for smoking cessation

Population: people who smoke

1 question

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Long‐term abstinence (all randomised) Text messaging vs minimal support	RR 1.54 [1.19, 2]	13 studies · 14133 participants	Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency

Text messaging in addition to other smoking cessation support

Population: people who smoke

1 question

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Long‐term abstinence (all randomised) Measured as self‐reported and biochemical validation at 6 to 12 months	RR 1.59 [1.09, 2.33]	4 studies · 997 participants	Moderate Downgraded: imprecision

Smartphone app compared to lower‐intensity support for smoking cessation

Population: people who smoke

1 question

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Long‐term abstinence (all randomised) Smartphone app vs lower‐intensity support	RR 1 [0.66, 1.52]	5 studies · 3079 participants	Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency