Treatment Recommendations: Counseling (Continued)
Meta-analysis (2000): Effectiveness of and estimated abstinence rates for various types of counseling and behavioral therapies (n = 64 studies)
| Type of counseling and behavioral therapy |
Number of arms |
Estimated odds ratio (95% C.I.) |
Estimated abstinence rate (95% C.I.) |
| No counseling/ behavioral therapy |
35 |
1.0 |
11.2 |
| Relaxation/breathing |
31 |
1.0 (0.7, 1.3) |
10.8 (7.9, 13.8) |
| Contingency contracting |
22 |
1.0 (0.7, 1.4) |
11.2 (7.8, 14.6) |
| Weight/diet |
19 |
1.0 (0.8, 1.3) |
11.2 (8.5, 14.0) |
| Cigarette fading |
25 |
1.1 (0.8, 1.5) |
11.8 (8.4, 15.3) |
| Negative affect |
8 |
1.2 (0.8, 1.9) |
13.6 (8.7, 18.5) |
| Intra-treatment social support |
50 |
1.3 (1.1, 1.6) |
14.4 (12.3, 16.5) |
| Extra-treatment social support |
19 |
1.5 (1.1, 2.1) |
16.2 (11.8, 20.6) |
| Practical counseling (general problem-solving/skills training) |
104 |
1.5 (1.3, 1.8) |
16.2 (14.0, 18.5) |
| Other aversive smoking |
19 |
1.7 (1.04, 2.8) |
17.7 (11.2, 24.9) |
| Rapid smoking |
19 |
2.0 (1.1, 3.5) |
19.9 (11.2, 29.0) |
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