Effectiveness of nurse-run smoking cessation discussions lasting up to 90 minutes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Our results of studies on nurse-run counselling lasting ≤90 minutes did not demonstrate effectiveness in promoting smoking cessation. This should be considered while organizing cessation care. Instead, smokers who are interested in using cessation medication should be given more time and offered the possibility to participate in cessation group counselling. Given that many participants in the included studies had long smoking histories and smoking-related illnesses, future RCTs should examine nurse-run cessation interventions in populations with shorter smoking histories and fewer comorbidities.