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  • Psychology
  • Public Health

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  • Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) may help individuals quit smoking by managing withdrawal symptoms.
  • These interventions include mindfulness training, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), distress tolerance, and yoga.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of MBIs for smoking cessation.
  • To determine if MBIs impact mental health outcomes in smokers.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cluster-RCTs.
  • Searched multiple databases including Cochrane, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and trial registries up to April 2021.
  • Assessed smoking cessation at six months or longer, and summarized mental health outcomes narratively.

Main Results:

  • 21 studies with 8186 participants were included; most were from the USA.
  • No clear benefit or harm was detected for MBIs on smoking quit rates compared to various control groups (low to very low certainty evidence).
  • Mental health outcomes showed no clinically meaningful differences, with one study noting reduced perceived stress (very low certainty evidence).

Conclusions:

  • Current evidence does not support a clear benefit of MBIs for smoking cessation or mental well-being.
  • The certainty of evidence is low to very low, necessitating further high-quality RCTs with active comparators.
  • Consistent reporting of mental health outcomes in future MBI studies for smoking cessation is recommended.