Abstract
The aim of this study was to rank order the effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. We searched 10 databases to identify randomised trials of smoking cessation counselling (SCC) with or without pharmacotherapy or nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). We conducted a network meta-analysis using logistic regression analyses to assess the comparative effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions while preserving randomisation of each trial. The analysis of 7,372 COPD patients from six out of eight identified trials showed that SCC in combination with NRT had the greatest effect on prolonged abstinence rates versus usual care (OR 5.08, p
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 634-640 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | European Respiratory Journal |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2009 |
Keywords
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Mortality
- Network meta-analysis
- Prolonged abstinence rates
- Randomised trials
- Smoking cessation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine