Effectiveness of stop smoking interventions among adults: protocol for an overview of systematic reviews and an updated systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of cancer, preventable death, and disability. Smoking cessation can increase life expectancy by nearly a decade if achieved in the third or fourth decades of life. Various stop smoking interventions are available including pharmacotherapies, electronic cigarettes, behavioural support, and alternative therapies. This protocol outlines an evidence review which will evaluate the benefits and harms of stop smoking interventions in adults.

Methods

The evidence review will consist of two stages. First, an overview of systematic reviews evaluating the benefits and harms of various stop smoking interventions delivered in or referred from the primary care setting will be conducted. The second stage will involve updating a systematic rev

SUBMITTER: Hersi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6339342 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature