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Self-help interventions for smoking cessation.

T Lancaster1, L F Stead

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

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
|July 26, 2002
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Self-help materials for smoking cessation may offer a small benefit compared to no support. Tailored materials show greater effectiveness than standard ones for helping smokers quit.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Behavioral Science
  • Addiction Medicine

Background:

  • Many smokers attempt to quit independently.
  • Self-help resources can potentially aid cessation success.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of various self-help smoking cessation materials.
  • To compare tailored versus non-tailored materials.
  • To assess adjuncts like computer feedback and pharmacotherapy.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of self-help interventions.
  • Searched Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group trials register.
  • Included trials with at least six months follow-up; meta-analysis used where appropriate.

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Main Results:

  • Standard self-help materials showed a statistically significant but small effect compared to no intervention (OR 1.24).
  • No added benefit was found when self-help materials were combined with advice or nicotine replacement therapy.
  • Tailored self-help materials were more effective than standard manuals (OR 1.36) and no materials (OR 1.80).

Conclusions:

  • Standard self-help materials may provide a modest increase in quit rates.
  • Combined interventions or adjuncts did not demonstrate additional benefits.
  • Personalized, tailored self-help materials are more effective for smoking cessation.