Intervention |
Effect size (%) |
95% confidence interval |
Brief opportunistic advice from a physician to stop |
2 |
1-3 |
Face-to-face intensive behavioural support from a specialist |
7 |
3-10 |
Face-to-face intensive behavioural support from a specialist with pregnant smokers |
7 |
5-9 |
Face-to-face intensive behavioural support from a specialist with smokers admitted to hospital |
4 |
0-8 |
Pro-active telephone counselling |
2 |
1-4 |
Written self help materials |
1 |
0-2 |
Nicotine gum + limited behavioural support |
5 |
4-6 |
Nicotine gum + intensive behavioural support |
8 |
6-10 |
Nicotine transdermal patch + limited behavioural support |
5 |
4-7 |
Nicotine transdermal patch + intensive behavioural support |
6 |
5-8 |
Nicotine nasal spray + intensive behavioural support |
12 |
7-17 |
Nicotine inhalator + intensive behavioural support |
8 |
4-12 |
Nicotine sublingual tablet + intensive behavioural support |
8 |
1-14 |
Buproprion (300mg pd SR) + intensive behavioural support |
9 |
5-14 |
Intensive behavioural support + NRT or buproprion |
13-19 |
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