A systematic review of group therapy programs for smoking cessation in Asian countries
Introduction Tobacco causes more than 8 million deaths each year. Behavioral interventions such as group therapy, which provides counselling for smoking cessation, can be delivered in group form and smokers who receive cessation counselling are more likely to quit smoking compared to no assistance....
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| description | Introduction
Tobacco causes more than 8 million deaths each year. Behavioral
interventions such as group therapy, which provides counselling for smoking
cessation, can be delivered in group form and smokers who receive cessation
counselling are more likely to quit smoking compared to no assistance. We review
the evidence of group-based counselling for smoking cessation for smokers in
Asian countries.
Methods
The review aims to determine the availability of group-based therapy for
smoking cessation in Asian countries. The outcome measured was abstinence
from smoking following group therapy. Electronic database searches in PubMed,
OVID Medline, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, and PsycINFO, using keywords such as:
‘smoking’, ‘cigarette’, ‘tobacco’, ‘nicotine’, ‘group therapy’ and ‘cessation’ (smok*,
*cigarette*, tobacco, nicotine, group therap*, cessation) were used. The results
were reported following PRISMA and PROSPERO guidelines. Review Manager
was used for data analysis.
Results
A total of 21251 records were retrieved for screening the abstracts. In all,
300 articles for review were identified and assessed for eligibility. Nine articles,
including Cochrane reviews, randomized control trials, cohort, observational
and cross-sectional studies, were included in the final review. There were three
observational qualitative studies, two prospective cohort studies, two crosssectional
studies, one non-randomized quasi-experimental study and a single
cluster-randomized, controlled trial. Group therapy was found to significantly
increase the abstinence rate. Group therapy provided at the workplace, smoking
cessation services, availability of pharmacotherapy, and socioeconomic status,
appear to be key factors determining success.
Conclusions
Evidence of the use of group therapy for smoking cessation in Asian
countries is still lacking despite publications in the Western population showed
that group therapy was effective. Further research on group-based interventions
for smoking cessation in Asian countries is required and direct one-to-one
comparisons between group therapy and individual therapy for smokers who
want to quit smoking, are needed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf82a2211dc44f49b075262ec064153d2022-12-21T21:19:00ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Induced Diseases1617-96252021-08-0119August11510.18332/tid/140089140089A systematic review of group therapy programs for smoking cessation in Asian countriesRashidi Mohamed0Christopher Bullen1Farizah Mohd Hairi2Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin3Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Bangi, MalaysiaNational Institute for Health Innovation, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaIntroduction Tobacco causes more than 8 million deaths each year. Behavioral interventions such as group therapy, which provides counselling for smoking cessation, can be delivered in group form and smokers who receive cessation counselling are more likely to quit smoking compared to no assistance. We review the evidence of group-based counselling for smoking cessation for smokers in Asian countries. Methods The review aims to determine the availability of group-based therapy for smoking cessation in Asian countries. The outcome measured was abstinence from smoking following group therapy. Electronic database searches in PubMed, OVID Medline, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, and PsycINFO, using keywords such as: ‘smoking’, ‘cigarette’, ‘tobacco’, ‘nicotine’, ‘group therapy’ and ‘cessation’ (smok*, *cigarette*, tobacco, nicotine, group therap*, cessation) were used. The results were reported following PRISMA and PROSPERO guidelines. Review Manager was used for data analysis. Results A total of 21251 records were retrieved for screening the abstracts. In all, 300 articles for review were identified and assessed for eligibility. Nine articles, including Cochrane reviews, randomized control trials, cohort, observational and cross-sectional studies, were included in the final review. There were three observational qualitative studies, two prospective cohort studies, two crosssectional studies, one non-randomized quasi-experimental study and a single cluster-randomized, controlled trial. Group therapy was found to significantly increase the abstinence rate. Group therapy provided at the workplace, smoking cessation services, availability of pharmacotherapy, and socioeconomic status, appear to be key factors determining success. Conclusions Evidence of the use of group therapy for smoking cessation in Asian countries is still lacking despite publications in the Western population showed that group therapy was effective. Further research on group-based interventions for smoking cessation in Asian countries is required and direct one-to-one comparisons between group therapy and individual therapy for smokers who want to quit smoking, are needed.http://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/A-systematic-review-of-group-therapy-programs-for-smoking-ncessation-in-Asian-countries,140089,0,2.htmlsmokinggroup therapynicotinetobacco cessation |
| spellingShingle | Rashidi Mohamed Christopher Bullen Farizah Mohd Hairi Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin A systematic review of group therapy programs for smoking cessation in Asian countries Tobacco Induced Diseases smoking group therapy nicotine tobacco cessation |
| title | A systematic review of group therapy programs for smoking
cessation in Asian countries |
| title_full | A systematic review of group therapy programs for smoking
cessation in Asian countries |
| title_fullStr | A systematic review of group therapy programs for smoking
cessation in Asian countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | A systematic review of group therapy programs for smoking
cessation in Asian countries |
| title_short | A systematic review of group therapy programs for smoking
cessation in Asian countries |
| title_sort | systematic review of group therapy programs for smoking cessation in asian countries |
| topic | smoking group therapy nicotine tobacco cessation |
| url | http://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/A-systematic-review-of-group-therapy-programs-for-smoking-ncessation-in-Asian-countries,140089,0,2.html |
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