Behavioral counseling and pharmacotherapy interventions for tobacco cessation in adults, including pregnant women: a review of reviews for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Patnode CP, Henderson JT, Thompson JH, Senger CA, Fortmann SP, Whitlock EP
Record ID 32015001084
English
Authors' objectives: To systematically review evidence for the effectiveness and safety of pharmacotherapy and behavioral tobacco cessation interventions among adults, including pregnant women and those with mental health conditions, and to conduct a de novo search for primary evidence related to electronic nicotine delivery systems for adults.
Authors' recommendations: This review of reviews suggests that behavioral interventions and pharmacotherapy, alone or in combination, are effective in helping to reduce rates of smoking among the general adult population. Behavioral interventions, in particular, can assist pregnant women to stop smoking. Data on the effectiveness and safety of electronic nicotine delivery systems are limited. Future research should focus on direct comparisons between different combinations and classes of drugs; the incidence of serious adverse events related to medications for cessation; the efficacy and safety of ENDS; and pharmacotherapies for pregnant women and those with mental health conditions including evidence on health outcomes.
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK321744/
Year Published: 2015
URL for published report: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK321744/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK321744.pdf
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: United States
MeSH Terms
  • Humans
  • Adult
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Pregnancy
  • Counseling
Contact
Organisation Name: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Contact Address: Center for Outcomes and Evidence Technology Assessment Program, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. Tel: +1 301 427 1610; Fax: +1 301 427 1639;
Contact Name: martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Contact Email: martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Copyright: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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