114. Treatment Recommendations: Counseling (Continued)
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
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Meta-analysis (2008): Effectiveness of and estimated abstinence rates for the number of sessions of counseling in combination with medication versus medication alone (n = 18 studies)
Treatment | Number of arms | Estimated odds ratio (95% C.I.) | Estimated abstinence rate (95% C.I.) |
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0-1 Session plus medication | 13 | 1.0 | 21.8 |
2-3 Sessions plus medication | 6 | 1.4 (1.1, 1.8) | 28.0 (23.0, 33.6) |
4-8 Sessions plus medication | 19 | 1.3 (1.1, 1.5) | 26.9 (24.3, 29.7) |
More than 8 Sessions plus medication | 9 | 1.7 (1.3, 2.2) | 32.5 (27.3, 38.3) |