Print-based self-help interventions for smoking cessation

Authors' conclusions

Standard, print‐based self‐help materials increase quit rates compared to no intervention, but the effect is likely to be small. We did not find evidence that they have an additional benefit when used alongside other interventions such as advice from a healthcare professional, or nicotine replacement therapy. There is evidence that materials that are tailored for individual smokers are more effective than non‐tailored materials, although the absolute size of effect is still small. Available evidence tested self‐help interventions in high income countries; further research is needed to investigate their effect in contexts where more intensive support is not available.

Source: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001118.pub3/abstract