Cochrane · systematic review · CD011244
Tobacco packaging design for reducing tobacco use
McNeill, A, Gravely, S, Hitchman, SC, 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
6
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 50%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 16.7%Low 2 · 33.3%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
Effects of plain tobacco packaging design on smoking behaviour
Population: General population for prevalence outcomes. Adult smokers for tobacco consumption outcomes.
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence of tobacco use | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 7e+05 participants | Low |
Change in tobacco consumption among smokers | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 9394 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Attempts to quit smoking | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 5441 participants | Low |
Uptake ‐ not measured | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Relapse ‐ not measured | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Cessation ‐ not measured | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |