TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effects of web- and computer-based smoking cessation programs: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
AU  - Myung S, McDonnell DD, Kazinets G, Seo H, Moskowitz JM
Y1  - 2009/05/25
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.109
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 929
EP  - 937
VL  - 169
IS  - 10
N2  - Background 
    The effects of Web- and computer-based smoking cessation programs are inconsistent in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We evaluated those effects using a meta-analysis.Methods 
    We searched MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, and the Cochrane Review in August 2008. Two evaluators independently selected and reviewed eligible studies.Results 
    Of 287 articles searched, 22 RCTs, which included 29 549 participants with 16 050 enrolled in Web- or computer-based smoking cessation program groups and 13 499 enrolled in control groups, were included in the final analyses. In a random-effects meta-analysis of all 22 trials, the intervention group had a significant effect on smoking cessation (relative risk [RR], 1.44; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.27-1.64). Similar findings were observed in 9 trials using a Web-based intervention (RR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.13-1.72) and in 13 trials using a computer-based intervention (RR, 1.48; 95% CI, 1.25-1.76). Subgroup analyses revealed similar findings for different levels of methodological rigor, stand-alone vs supplemental interventions, type of abstinence rates employed, and duration of follow-up period, but not for adolescent populations (RR, 1.08; 95% CI, 0.59-1.98).Conclusion 
    The meta-analysis of RCTs indicates that there is sufficient clinical evidence to support the use of Web- and computer-based smoking cessation programs for adult smokers.
SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.109
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.109
ER  -