Cochrane · systematic review · CD013272

Competitions for smoking cessation

Fanshawe, TR, Hartmann‐Boyce, J, Perera, R, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · 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
2
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 100%Low 0 · 0%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 smoking cessation competitions on smoking abstinence

Population: tobacco smokers
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Smoking cessation: performance‐based eligibility competitions versus alternative cessation intervention
no estimate extracted6 studies · 3201 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Smoking cessation: performance‐based reward competitions versus alternative cessation intervention
no estimate extracted2 studies · 915 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias