A systematic review of behaviour change techniques within interventions to prevent return to smoking postpartum.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is no routine support to prevent postpartum smoking relapse, due to lack of effective interventions. Previous reviews have identified behaviour change techniques (BCTs) within pregnancy cessation trials to specify which components might be incorporated into more effective interventions, but no reviews have identified BCTs for prevention of smoking relapse postpartum. We reviewed BCTs and potential delivery modes, to inform future interventions.

Methods

We searched Medline and EMBASE from January 2015-May 2017; and identified trials published before 2015 by handsearching systematic reviews. We included RCTs where: i) ≥1 intervention component aimed to maintain smoking abstinence versus a less intensive intervention; ii) participants included pregnant or pos

SUBMITTER: Brown TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6518963 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature