Cochrane · systematic review · CD013522
Smoking cessation for improving mental health
Taylor, GMJ, Lindson, N, Farley, A, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · 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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 33.3%Low 1 · 33.3%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
Associations between quitting smoking and change in mental health symptoms
Population: various, including general population, pregnant people, psychiatric populations (ADHD, alcohol use disorder, anxiety disorder, depression, psychosis, PTSD, various SMI) and populations with chronic health conditions (acute coronary syndrome, AIDS, AS, brain injury, cancer, CHD, COPD, HIV)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Change in anxiety | no estimate extracted | 15 studies · 3141 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Change in depression | no estimate extracted | 34 studies · 7156 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Mixed anxiety and depression | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 2829 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |