Are digital interventions for smoking cessation in pregnancy effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Health Psychology Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 333-356

  Griffiths, Sarah Ellen ^a   Parsons, Joanne ^a   Naughton, Felix ^b   Fulton, Emily Anne ^a,c   Tombor, Ildiko ^d   Brown, Katherine E ^a,c  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behaviour change techniques; digital interventions; pregnancy; smoking; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SMOKING CESSATION; TELEMEDICINE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO RECORDING; VIDEODISC RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85049135461     PISSN: 17437199     EISSN: 17437202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2018.1488602     Document Type: Review

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