SynthesisJournal of medical Internet research2023
Effectiveness of eHealth Smoking Cessation Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in Journal of medical Internet research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 43 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
43 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- Use of Mobile Technologies for Smoking Cessation Among Smokers and Former Smokers: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Breaking the habit: a systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of non-pharmacological and combined interventions for smoking cessation in Europe.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2026Pooled it
- Mobile Phone Messaging-Based Interventions to Improve Physical Activity in Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy-based smartphone app for smoking cessation in China: A randomized controlled trial.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Trial
- Texting to Recruit Unassisted Tobacco Users at a Large Safety Net Health System Into Quitline Service for a Medicaid Value-Based Care Program: Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Trial
- Reinforcement learning for proposing smoking cessation activities that build competencies: Combining two worldviews in a virtual coach.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2025Trial
- Smoking cessation supported by a smartphone app: A qualitative process evaluation of the Quit Sense feasibility RCT.British journal of health psychology · 2025Trial
- Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention for Smoking Cessation in Low-Income Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- #EnufSnuff.TXT-FirstResponder: a pilot randomized controlled trial of a text message intervention for smokeless tobacco cessation among First Responders.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of Applying Green Heart, a Smartphone-Based Self-management Intervention to Control Smoking: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Archives of Iranian medicine · 2024Trial
- Creation of an mHealth Infrastructure to Support the Development and Delivery of mHealth Interventions: Protocol for Demonstration Projects Addressing Smoking Cessation in Cancer Care.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Evaluating a Digital Chronic Condition Prevention Intervention (THRIVE) in Australian General Practice: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Feasibility Study (ePREVENT-360).JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Developing a Machine Learning Model for Personalized, Predictor-Centric, Adaptive Intervention for Vaping Cessation in Young People: Secondary Data Analysis of Smartphone App Data.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
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- Preferences, experiences and needs regarding tobacco cessation expressed among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative study.BMC rheumatology · 2026Article
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- Exploring the capacity of smoking cessation services in the Philippines.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2026Article
- Validating the working alliance inventory in a mobile health smoking cessation program: A quasi-experimental study among Mexican adults who smoke.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Geographical accessibility to smoking cessation treatment facilities across 335 medical areas in Japan: A nationwide cross-sectional descriptive study using large-scale geospatial data.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Psychological mechanisms of behavioral change: Trajectories of self-efficacy and motivation among Tunisian health science students using a mobile application to quit smoking - A prospective observational study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundRapid advancements in eHealth and mobile health (mHealth) technologies have driven researchers to design and evaluate numerous technology-based interventions to promote smoking cessation. The evolving nature of cessation interventions emphasizes a strong need for knowledge synthesis.
objectiveThis systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to summarize recent evidence from randomized controlled trials regarding the effectiveness of eHealth-based smoking cessation interventions in promoting abstinence and assess nonabstinence outcome indicators, such as cigarette consumption and user satisfaction, via narrative synthesis.
methodsWe searched for studies published in English between 2017 and June 30, 2022, in 4 databases: PubMed (including MEDLINE), PsycINFO, Embase, and Cochrane Library. Two independent reviewers performed study screening, data extraction, and quality assessment based on the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations) framework. We pooled comparable studies based on the population, follow-up time, intervention, and control characteristics. Two researchers performed an independent meta-analysis on smoking abstinence using the Sidik-Jonkman random-effects model and log risk ratio (RR) as the effect measurement. For studies not included in the meta-analysis, the outcomes were narratively synthesized.
resultsA total of 464 studies were identified through an initial database search after removing duplicates. Following screening and full-text assessments, we deemed 39 studies (n=37,341 participants) eligible for this review. Of these, 28 studies were shortlisted for meta-analysis. According to the meta-analysis, SMS or app text messaging can significantly increase both short-term (3 months) abstinence (log RR=0.50, 95% CI 0.25-0.75; I
conclusionsOur review of 39 randomized controlled trials found that recent eHealth interventions might promote smoking cessation, with mHealth being the dominant approach. Despite their success, the effectiveness of such interventions may diminish with time. The design of more personalized interventions could potentially benefit future studies.
trial registrationPROSPERO CRD42022347104; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=347104.
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