TY - JOUR T1 - Smoking cessation strategies in patients with COPD JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 727 LP - 734 DO - 10.1183/09031936.00014012 VL - 41 IS - 3 AU - Miriam J. Warnier AU - Evelien E.S. van Riet AU - Frans H. Rutten AU - Marie Louise De Bruin AU - Alfred P.E. Sachs Y1 - 2013/03/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/41/3/727.abstract N2 - Smoking cessation is the cornerstone of treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. This systematic review evaluates the effectiveness of behavioural and pharmacological smoking cessation strategies in COPD patients. MEDLINE was searched from January 2002 to October 2011. Randomised controlled trials evaluating the effect of smoking cessation interventions for COPD patients, published in English, were selected. The methodological quality of included trials was assessed using the Delphi list by two reviewers independently. The relative risks of smoking cessation due to the intervention, compared with controls, were calculated. Eight studies met the inclusion criteria. Heterogeneity was observed for study population, the intervention strategy, the follow-up period and the outcome. According to the Delphi list methodological quality scores, five studies were considered to be of acceptable quality. Pharmacological therapy combined with behavioural counselling was more effective than each strategy separately. In COPD patients, the intensity of counselling did not seem to influence the results, nor did the choice of drug therapy make a difference. This systematic review makes clear that in COPD patients, pharmacological therapy combined with behavioural counselling is more effective than each strategy separately. Neither the intensity of counselling nor the type of anti-smoking drug made a difference. ER -