ReviewTobacco induced diseases2019
Spirometry to increase smoking cessation rate: A systematic review.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of the spirometry-based motivational intervention to quit smoking: RESET randomised trial.The European journal of general practice · 2023Trial
- Spirometry and Smoking Cessation in Primary Care: The ESPIROTAB STUDY, A Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Spirometry as a motivator for smoking cessation among patients attending the smoking cessation clinic of Monastir.BMC public health · 2022Trial
- Effectiveness of a motivational intervention based on spirometry results to achieve smoking cessation in primary healthcare patients: randomised, parallel, controlled multicentre study.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2021Trial
- Treatable moments for smoking cessation in asthma and COPD: a nationwide cohort study.BMJ open respiratory research · 2025Article
- Design of a randomized tobacco cessation trial among FDNY World Trade Center responders in a lung cancer screening program.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Article
- Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Costs and Benefits of Case Finding.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2024Article
- The use of biomarkers to guide precision treatment for tobacco use.Addiction neuroscience · 2023Article
- Smoking cessation and vaccination.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023Article
- Significance of FEVChest · 2022Observational
- Pharmacist Provided Spirometry Services: A Scoping Review.Integrated pharmacy research & practice · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionAddressing tobacco use is an important issue in general health care. In order to improve smoking cessation advice, spirometry values can be displayed to the smoker to demonstrate possible lung function impairment. The estimate of so-called lung age may show a decrease in lung function associated with smoking. It has been suggested that performing spirometry on patients who smoke but are asymptomatic can be a useful way to show the adverse effects of smoking. The aim of this systematic review was to determine if providing spirometry results in combination with smoking cessation counselling can increase smoking cessation rates compared to what is achieved through counselling alone.
methodsIn this systematic review, we included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating smoking cessation interventions for adult smokers. The systematic search was performed in PubMed, Medline, Cochrane Library, Cinahl, Embase, Amed and PsycInfo.
resultsThe literature search resulted in 946 studies, which, after reading by two independent reviewers, were reduced to seven trials that matched the inclusion criteria. Two RCTs showed significant improvement in smoking cessation when giving patients feedback on spirometry results in combination with smoking cessation counselling, compared to patients who received only smoking cessation counselling. In both studies, the spirometry results were expressed as lung age. In the other five studies no difference was found. Five further published study protocols for ongoing RCT studies in the field have been found, and therefore this systematic overview will likely need to be updated within a few years.
conclusionsFew studies have been undertaken to examine the efficacy of spirometry in increasing smoking quit rates. Studies conducted to date have shown mixed results, and there is currently limited evidence in the literature that smoking cessation counselling that includes feedback from spirometry and a demonstration of lung age promotes quit rates.
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