Review Article

How Has Intervention Fidelity Been Assessed in Smoking Cessation Interventions? A Systematic Review

Table 2

Study characteristics.

Number of studiesPercentage of total studies
()

Country
US2749.1
UK59.1
Germany47.3
Netherlands35.5
India11.8
Australia11.8
Spain11.8
Setting
Health system2749.1
School610.9
Community47.3
Telephone23.6
College11.8
University11.8
Leaflets11.8
Intervention providers
Staff delivering health interventions (e.g., diabetes educators and smoking cessation advisors)712.7
Counsellors610.9
Nurses59.1
Research staff/trained students47.3
Hospital staff (doctors, nurses, assistants, etc.)35.5
Computer/web based23.6
Teachers23.6
Doctors11.8
Psychologist11.8
Health professionals11.8
Teachers and student peer leaders11.8
Therapist11.8
Peer counsellors11.8
Other school staff (drug education officers)11.8
Pharmacist11.8
Health trainers11.8
Leaflets11.8
Unclear35.5
Intervention recipients
School pupils712.7
Patients in hospital610.9
Smokers (including those not motivated or ready to quit)47.3
Pregnant smokers35.5
Patients at GP surgeries23.6
Teenagers in hospital23.6
Nurses who smoke and primary caregivers of children11.8
Patients with familial hypocholesteraemia11.8
Patients with diabetes11.8
Smokers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)11.8
Nurses and inpatient smokers11.8
Ethnic minority pregnant smokers11.8
Smokers and nonsmoking pairs living with a child11.8
Ethnic minority smokers11.8
Heavy smokers11.8
Overweight smokers11.8
Nurses11.8
Cancer survivors11.8
Adults planning to stay quit post discharge11.8
Adults11.8
Women recently given birth11.8
Smokers wanting to quit11.8
Undergraduate students11.8
Smokers with low motivation to quit11.8
Format
One to one3665.5
Group59.1
Unclear11.8
Mode of delivery
Face to face2443.6
Telephone712.7
Face to face and digital47.3
Face to face and media35.5
Face to face and telephone23.6
Face to face, digital, and telephone11.8
Unclear11.8