Cochrane · systematic review · CD013696
Mindfulness for smoking cessation
Jackson, S, Brown, J, Norris, E, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · 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
15
current version
GRADE rated
15
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 8 · 53.3%Low 7 · 46.7%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
Mindfulness training compared with control for smoking cessation
Population: people who smoke
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mindfulness training vs matched‐intensity smoking cessation treatment: smoking cessation (≥ 6‐month Mindfulness training vs control | RR 0.99 [0.67, 1.46] | 3 studies · 542 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Mindfulness training vs less intensive smoking cessation treatment: smoking cessation (≥ 6‐month Mindfulness training vs control | RR 1.19 [0.65, 2.19] | 5 studies · 813 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Mindfulness training vs no treatment: smoking cessation (≥ 6‐month Mindfulness training vs control | RR 0.81 [0.43, 1.53] | 1 study · 325 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Mindfulness‐based relapse prevention vs no treatment: smoking cessation (≥ 6‐month Mindfulness training vs control | RR 1.43 [0.56, 3.67] | 1 study · 86 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Mental health and well‐being Mindfulness training vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 633 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) compared with control for smoking cessation
Population: people who smoke
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
ACT vs matched‐intensity smoking cessation treatment: smoking cessation (≥ 6‐month Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) vs control | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 5723 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
ACT vs NRT: smoking cessation (≥ 6‐month Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) vs control | RR 1.27 [0.53, 3.02] | 1 study · 102 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
ACT vs brief advice: smoking cessation (≥ 6‐month Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) vs control | RR 1.27 [0.59, 2.75] | 1 study · 144 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
ACT vs less intensive ACT: smoking cessation (≥ 6‐month Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) vs control | RR 1 [0.5, 2.01] | 1 study · 100 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Mental health and well‐being Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) vs control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 252 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Distress tolerance training compared with control for smoking cessation
Population: people who smoke
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Distress tolerance training vs matched‐intensity smoking cessation treatment: smoking cessation (≥ 6‐month Distress tolerance training vs control | RR 0.87 [0.26, 2.98] | 1 study · 69 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Distress tolerance training vs less intensive smoking cessation treatment: smoking cessation (≥ 6‐month Distress tolerance training vs control | RR 1.63 [0.33, 8.08] | 1 study · 49 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Mental health and well‐being Distress tolerance training vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 49 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Yoga compared with control for smoking cessation
Population: people who smoke
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Yoga vs matched‐intensity smoking cessation treatment: smoking cessation (≥ 6‐month Yoga vs control | RR 1.44 [0.4, 5.16] | 1 study · 55 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Mental health and well‐being Yoga vs control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 93 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |