| Author/Editor | Civljak, Marta; Sheikh, Aziz; Stead, Lindsay F; Car, Josip | |
| Title | Internet-based interventions for smoking cessation | |
| Type | članek | |
| Source | Cochrane Database Syst Rev Online | |
| Vol. and No. | , št. 9 | |
| Publication year | 2010 | |
| Volume | str. 1-57 | |
| Language | eng | |
| Abstract | Background: The Internet has become a regular part of daily life for the majority of people in many parts of the world. It now offers an additional means of effecting changes to behaviour such as smoking.Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of Internet-based interventions for smoking cessation. Search and strategy: We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group Specialized Register, with additional searches of MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar. There were no restrictions placed on language of publication or publication date. The most recent search was in June 2010. Selection criteria: We included randomized and quasi-randomized trials. Participants were people who smoked, with no exclusions based on age, gender, ethnicity, language or health status. Any type of Internet-based intervention was eligible. The comparison condition could be a no-intervention control or a different Internet site or programme. Data collection and analysis: Methodological and study quality details were extracted using a standardised form. We selected smoking cessation outcomes at short term (one to three months) and long term (6 months or more) follow up, and reported study effects as a risk ratio with 95% confidence intervals. Only limited meta-analysis was performed, as the heterogeneity of the data for populations, interventions and outcomes allowed for very little pooling. Main results: Twenty trials met the inclusion criteria. There were more female than male participants. Some Internet programmes were intensive and included multiple outreach contacts with participants, whilst others relied on participants to initiate and maintain use.Ten trials compared an Internet intervention to a non-Internet based smoking cessation intervention or to a no intervention control. Six of these recruited adults, one recruited young adult university students and three recruited adolescents. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters) | |
| Descriptors | SMOKING SMOKING CESSATION COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE |