Cochrane · systematic review · CD009164
Interventions to increase adherence to medications for tobacco dependence
Hollands, GJ, Naughton, F, Farley, A, et al. · 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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 1 · 33.3%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 to increase adherence compared to standard care for improving adherence to medications for tobacco dependence and abstinence from smoking
Population: adult smokers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Adherence to medications for tobacco dependence Interventions to increase adherence vs standard care | SMD 0.1 [0.03, 0.18] | 10 studies · 3655 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness |
Short‐term abstinence from smoking (< 6 months) Interventions to increase adherence vs standard care | RR 1.08 [0.96, 1.21] | 5 studies · 1795 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Long‐term abstinence from smoking (≥ 6 months) Interventions to increase adherence vs standard care | RR 1.16 [0.96, 1.4] | 5 studies · 3593 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Interventions to increase adherence compared to standard care for improving adherence to medications for tobacco dependence and abstinence from smoking
Population: Adult smokers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Adherence to medications for tobacco dependence (dichotomous outcomes) Interventions to increase adherence vs standard care | RR 1.14 [1.02, 1.28] | 5 studies · 1630 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Adherence to medications for tobacco dependence (continuous outcomes) Interventions to increase adherence vs standard care | SMD 0.07 | 4 studies · 1529 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Short‐term abstinence from smoking (<6 months) Interventions to increase adherence vs standard care | RR 1.07 [0.95, 1.21] | 4 studies · 1755 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Long‐term abstinence from smoking (≥6 months) Interventions to increase adherence vs standard care | RR 1.16 [1.01, 1.34] | 4 studies · 3049 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |