Yeyashree, Katherisan and Kathirvel, Soundappan and Shewade, Hemant D and Kaur, Harpreet and Gaul, Sono (2016) Smoking cessation interventions for pulmonary tuberculosis treatment outcomes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (1), DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011125.pub2.
External website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/1465185...
Main results:
There were no randomised controlled trials that met the eligibility criteria. A number of potentially eligible studies are underway, and we will assess them for inclusion in the next update of this review.
Authors' conclusions:
There is a lack of high-quality evidence, i.e. RCTs, that tests the effectiveness of cessation interventions in improving TB treatment outcomes. There is a need for good-quality randomised controlled trials that assess the effect of SCIs on TB treatment outcomes in both the short and long term. Establishing such an evidence base would be an essential step towards the implementation of SCIs in TB control programmes worldwide.
G Health and disease > State of health > Physical health
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Substance disorder treatment method > Cessation of tobacco use
T Demographic characteristics > Doctor / physician
T Demographic characteristics > Nurse / Midwife
VA Geographic area > International
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