@article {Warniererj00140-2012, author = {M.J. Warnier and E.E.S.van Riet and F.H. Rutten and M.L.De Bruin and A.P.E. Sachs}, title = {Smoking cessation strategies in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease}, elocation-id = {erj00140-2012}, year = {2012}, doi = {10.1183/09031936.00014012}, publisher = {European Respiratory Society}, abstract = {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. Randomized controlled trials, evaluating the effect of smoking cessation interventions for COPD patients, published in English, were selected. Methodological quality of included trials was assessed with the Delphi List by two reviewers independently. Relative risks of smoking cessation of intervention compared to 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. The intensity of counselling nor the type of anti-smoking drug made a difference.}, issn = {0903-1936}, URL = {https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/2012/08/30/09031936.00014012}, eprint = {https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/2012/08/30/09031936.00014012.full.pdf}, journal = {European Respiratory Journal} }