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Group behaviour therapy programmes for smoking cessation.

L F Stead1, T Lancaster

  • 1ICRF General Practice Research Group, Division of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Institute of Health Sciences, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, UK, OX3 7LF. lindsay.stead@dphpc.ox.ac.uk

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
|May 5, 2000
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Group therapy significantly increases smoking cessation rates compared to self-help materials or minimal interventions. However, evidence for its superiority over intensive individual counseling remains insufficient.

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral Science
  • Public Health
  • Addiction Medicine

Background:

  • Group therapy provides a platform for learning behavioral techniques and mutual support for smoking cessation.
  • This review examines the efficacy of group-based smoking cessation interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the effectiveness of group therapy for smoking cessation compared to self-help materials or no intervention.
  • To compare group therapy with individual counseling.
  • To evaluate the impact of adding group therapy to other cessation aids and determine treatment uptake rates.

Main Methods:

  • Searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group trials register for relevant randomized controlled trials.
  • Included trials with at least two group meetings and a minimum six-month follow-up.

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  • Extracted data on participant characteristics, intervention details, and smoking abstinence rates, using meta-analysis where appropriate.

    • Main Results:

    • Group therapy demonstrated a significant increase in smoking cessation compared to self-help programs (OR 2.10) and minimal interventions (OR 1.91).
    • No significant difference was found between group therapy and intensive individual counseling in two trials.
    • Limited evidence suggested additional benefit when group therapy was combined with other treatments; uptake varied.

    Conclusions:

    • Group therapy is more effective than self-help and less intensive interventions for smoking cessation.
    • Further research is needed to establish the effectiveness of group therapy compared to intensive individual counseling.