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SynthesisThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2005

Individual behavioural counselling for smoking cessation.

T Lancaster, L F Stead

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Synthesis in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 189 papers, 24 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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189citing papers in PubMed, 24 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

189 citing papers in PubMed, 24 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,025 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Interventions for smoking cessation in people diagnosed with lung cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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  3. A scoping review and meta-analysis of psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for cannabis and tobacco use among African Americans.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2017
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  4. Individual behavioural counselling for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
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  6. A Systematic Review of Smoking Cessation Interventions for Adults in Substance Abuse Treatment or Recovery.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2016
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  11. Interventions for waterpipe smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015
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  13. Workplace interventions for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014
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  15. Smoking cessation interventions for smokers with current or past depression.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013
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  16. Physician advice for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013
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  18. Interventions for recruiting smokers into cessation programmes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012
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  19. Guideline
  20. Nicotine vaccines for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012
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129 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

T LancasterDepartment of Primary Health Care, Oxford University, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, UK, OX3 7LF. tim.lancaster@dphpc.ox.ac.uk
L F Stead
University of Oxford · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIndividual counselling from a smoking cessation specialist may help smokers to make a successful attempt to stop smoking.

objectivesThe objective of the review is to determine the effects of individual counselling. SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group Specialized Register for studies with counsel* in any field. Date of the most recent search: December 2004. SELECTION CRITERIA: Randomized or quasi-randomized trials with at least one treatment arm consisting of face-to-face individual counselling from a healthcare worker not involved in routine clinical care. The outcome was smoking cessation at follow up at least six months after the start of counselling. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Both authors extracted data. The intervention and population, method of randomization and completeness of follow up were recorded. MAIN

resultsWe identified 21 trials with over 7000 participants. Eighteen trials compared individual counselling to a minimal behavioural intervention, four compared different types or intensities of counselling. Individual counselling was more effective than control. The odds ratio for successful smoking cessation was 1.56 (95% confidence interval 1.32 to 1.84). In a subgroup of three trials where all participants received nicotine replacement therapy the point estimate of effect was smaller and did not reach significance (odds ratio 1.34, 95% confidence interval 0.98 to 1.83). We failed to detect a greater effect of intensive counselling compared to brief counselling (odds ratio 0.98, 95% confidence interval 0.61 to 1.56). AUTHORS'

conclusionsSmoking cessation counselling can assist smokers to quit.

Indexed as

Behavior TherapyCounselingSmoking PreventionHumansPsychotherapy, GroupRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSmoking Cessation

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PMID15846616
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