Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Smoking Cessation: A Systematic Review
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Smoking CessationAbstract
Introduction: Smoking has a high prevalence in the population and successful abstinence rates are low. This systematic review provides an updated review on the efficacy of Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) - which helps patients engage in a flexible and persistent pattern of values-oriented behavior - in smoking cessation, taking into account measures of abstinence, acceptance of cravings and the amount of tobacco consumed.
Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted using the PubMed®, EBSCO®, SciELO, SCOPUS® and Web of Science databases.
Results: The results were suggestive of some benefit of ACT regarding measures of craving acceptance and an association between increased craving acceptance and abstinence. The benefit of ACT does not seem to be proven concerning to measures of abstinence and amount of tobacco consumed (when abstinence is not achieved).
Conclusion: It is suggested to conduct further studies to understand the extent of the benefit of ACT in smoking cessation.
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