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Self-help interventions for smoking cessation.

T Lancaster1, L F Stead

  • 1Department of Primary Health Care, Oxford University, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, UK, OX3 7LF. tim.lancaster@dphpc.ox.ac.uk

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
|July 22, 2005
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Self-help materials can slightly increase smoking cessation rates compared to no support. Tailored materials show greater effectiveness than standard ones, offering a small but significant benefit for smokers aiming to quit.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Behavioral Science
  • Addiction Medicine

Background:

  • Many smokers attempt to quit independently.
  • Self-help materials may support cessation efforts and improve success rates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of various self-help smoking cessation materials.
  • To compare self-help materials against no intervention and minimal contact strategies.
  • To assess the impact of adjuncts and tailored approaches to self-help interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of at least six months follow-up.
  • Inclusion of trials testing self-help interventions defined as structured programming without intensive therapist contact.
  • Meta-analysis using a fixed-effect model for pooled effect estimation.

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Main Results:

  • Standard self-help materials showed a statistically significant but small increase in quit rates compared to no intervention (OR 1.24).
  • Tailored self-help materials demonstrated a small but significant benefit over non-tailored materials (OR 1.42).
  • No additional benefit was found when self-help materials were combined with face-to-face advice or nicotine replacement therapy.

Conclusions:

  • Standard self-help materials offer a modest benefit for smoking cessation.
  • Tailored self-help materials are more effective than standard versions.
  • Self-help materials do not appear to enhance the effectiveness of other smoking cessation interventions.