Mindfulness training for smoking cessation: A meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials

Recent studies have shown that mindfulness training has a promising potential for smoking treatment. In order to examine the efficacy of mindfulness training in smoking cessation, we performed a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Four randomized controlled trials with 474 patients were included in our analysis. The results showed that 25.2percent of participants remained abstinent for more than 4months in the mindfulness group compared to 13.6percent of those who received usual care therapy (relative risk, 1.88; 95percent confidence interval, 1.04-3.40). Our results suggest that mindfulness training may have an important role to play in efforts to lower cigarette smoking rates.