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Enhancing partner support to improve smoking cessation.

E-W Park1, J K Schultz, F Tudiver

  • 1Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Dankook University, 16-5 Anseo-Dong, Cheonan, Chungnam, South Korea, 330-715.

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
|July 22, 2004
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Partner support interventions did not significantly increase smoking cessation rates in this review. Limited data also suggest these interventions did not enhance partner support, highlighting the need for more systematic approaches.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Behavioral Science
  • Addiction Medicine

Background:

  • Smoking cessation programs are widely available.
  • Partner involvement in cessation programs may improve long-term abstinence rates.
  • Evidence on the efficacy of interventions enhancing partner support is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate if interventions aimed at increasing partner support improve smoking cessation rates.
  • To determine if enhanced partner support, as an adjunct to cessation programs, impacts abstinence.
  • To synthesize findings from randomized controlled trials on partner support in smoking cessation.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published up to April 2004.
  • Searched multiple databases including Cochrane, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycInfo, and others.

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  • Included RCTs comparing interventions with and without partner support components, with follow-up of at least 6 months.

    • Main Results:

    • Nine studies met the inclusion criteria; definitions of partner varied.
    • Self-reported smoking cessation rates showed no significant increase at 6-9 months (OR 1.08) or 12 months (OR 1.0).
    • Limited evidence suggested interventions did not significantly increase partner support.

    Conclusions:

    • Interventions designed to enhance partner support did not demonstrably increase smoking cessation rates in this review.
    • The impact of partner support on smoking cessation remains inconclusive due to limited and inconsistent data.
    • More robust interventions are needed to significantly influence partnership dynamics within cessation programs.