Cochrane · systematic review · CD007078
Internet‐based interventions for smoking cessation
Taylor, GMJ, Dalili, MN, Semwal, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 14.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 4 · 57.1%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 onlyInternet‐based interventions for adults who want to stop smoking
Population: adults who want to stop smoking
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Outcomes1 | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Interactive and tailored versus non‐active control Self‐report or bio‐verified smoking cessation | RR 1.15 [1.01, 1.3] | 8 studies · 6786 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Internet versus active control Self‐report or bio‐verified smoking cessation | RR 0.92 [0.78, 1.09] | 5 studies · 3806 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Internet plus behavioural support versus non‐Internet‐based non‐active control Self‐report or bio‐verified smoking cessation | RR 1.69 [1.3, 2.18] | 5 studies · 2334 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Internet plus behavioural support versus non‐Internet‐based active control Self‐report or bio‐verified smoking cessation | RR 1 [0.84, 1.18] | 4 studies · 2769 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Comparisons between Internet interventions (programmes): tailored/interactive versus not tailored/interactive Self‐report or bio‐verified smoking cessation | RR 1.1 [0.99, 1.22] | 7 studies · 14623 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Comparisons between Internet interventions (messages): tailored/interactive versus not tailored/interactive Self‐reported smoking cessation | RR 1.17 [0.97, 1.41] | 3 studies · 4040 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Internet‐based interventions for adults who want to stop smoking
Population: adults who want to stop smoking
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Smoking cessation ‐ Interactive, tailored, and phone contact Self report | RR 2.05 [1.42, 2.97] | 2 studies · 686 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Smoking cessation ‐ Interactive and tailored, Internet only Self report | RR 1.41 [1.11, 1.78] | 3 studies · 3631 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Smoking cessation ‐ Interactive, not tailored Self report | RR 0.87 [0.63, 1.2] | 1 study · 1112 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Smoking cessation ‐ not interactive or tailored Self report and biochemical validation | RR 1.11 [0.54, 2.27] | 1 study · 140 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |