ReviewTobacco induced diseases2023
The effectiveness of tobacco cessation programs for university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Group Counselling for Nicotine Dependence in College Students: Behavioural and Resting-State EEG Microstate Evidence.Addiction biology · 2026Trial
- Understanding tobacco and e-cigarette use among university students: a cross-sectional study exploring nicotine dependence, quit intentions, and awareness of cessation support services.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Socio-Demographic and Behavioral Characteristics and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet: The UniFoodWaste Study Among University Students in Italy.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to Smoking Cessation Among University Students: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Effectiveness and Adherence of Pharmacological vs. Non-Pharmacological Technology-Supported Smoking Cessation Interventions: An Umbrella Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Reasons for cigarette and tobacco product use, dual use, and poly use among university students.Tobacco induced diseases · 2024Article
- Selected lifestyle factors as students transition from secondary school to university in Slovakia.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionThis systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to explore the existing tobacco interventions and synthesize whether those interventions affected tobacco use among university students.
methodsWe searched and found 1799 studies in PubMed, ClinicalKey for Nursing, Embase, and SCOPUS between 2009 and 2022. The risk of bias was assessed using similar criteria for RCT and non-randomized studies guided by the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews. The heterogeneity of studies was evaluated using Cochran's Q and I
resultsEighteen studies used data extraction and analyses, and only eleven were meta-analyzed, which found that the estimate obtained via the fixed-effects model was statistically significant. Technology-based and motivational interview interventions found pooled ORs of statical significance, while reinforcer interventions showed the smallest effect size. The level of heterogeneity was considered substantial. The assessment for quality of evidence showed low overall certainty of evidence due to imprecision of outcome and suspicion of publication bias. Egger's test showed no publication bias among included studies (p=0.38).
conclusionsThere were numerous tobacco cessation interventions for university students, but the most effective intervention to change tobacco consumption behavior was still inconclusive and uncertain.
trial registrationThis systematic review was registered with PROSPERO. The registration number is CRD42019142491.
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