Evaluating Smoking Cessation Interventions and Cessation Rates in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Tobacco smoking cessation intervention characteristics.

Author, year (Ref)	No. of pts	Smoking type	Current smokers	Cigarettes smoked/day ± SD	Randomization characteristics
					Usual care (no. of pts)	Intervention (no. of pts)	Cessation intervention			Confirmation of non-smoking
							Setting	Non-pharmacological	Pharmacological
Schnoll et al. 2003 [4]	74	Tobacco	74^a	NR				counseling	nicotine replacement therapy	Self-report
Wakefield et al. 2004 [11]	246	Tobacco	246	17.5 ± 9.6	132	118		none	Nicotine replacement therapy, buproprion	Self report and breath CO
Gritz et al. 2006 [12]	137	Tobacco	135	I: 21.7 ± 12.1, U: 21.4 ± 10.9	63	74		motivational interviewing, smoking cessation booklets, family advice to quit	nicotine replacement therapy	Self-report, breath CO and urine continine levels
Wewers et al. 1994 [13]	184	Tobacco	136	NR	91	93		Cognitive behavioral therapy	nicotine replacement therapy and buproprion	Self-report
Gritz et al. 1993 [1]	186	Tobacco	96	C: 24.0 ± 12.4, U: 21.4 ± 11.3	46	50	clinic	Counseling, booklets	none	Self-report, urine continine levels^e
Rothman and Greenland 1998 [15]	30	Tobacco	30	I: 19.1 ± 7.7, U: 23.4 ± 9.6	16	14	Post-operative, in-hospital	Counseling, cessation booklets,	none	Self-report and saliva continine levels^b,c
Greenland and Robins 1985 [16]	28	Tobacco	28	I: 24.7 ± 14.5, U: 27.0 ± 19.8	18	18	In-hospital, during hospitalization, pre-operative	Counseling, booklets	none	Self-report and saliva continine levels^d
Griebel et al. 1998 [17]	109	Tobacco	108	I: 19.2 ± 12.3, U: 17.5 ± 11.2	57	52		Counseling	Nicotine replacement therapy	Self-reported

I, intervention; U, usual care, NR: not reported; CO: carbon monoxide
^a∶ smoking within 6 months of diagnosis
^b∶ saliva continine level of ≤10.0 ng/mL
^c∶ 1 patient declined saliva continine level
^d∶ saliva continine level of ≤14.0 ng/mL
^e∶ urine continine level of ≤50 ng/mL.