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A systematic review of behaviour change techniques within interventions to prevent return to smoking postpartum

Brown, Tracey J.; Hardeman, Wendy; Bauld, Linda; Holland, Richard; Maskrey, Vivienne; Naughton, Felix; Orton, Sophie; Ussher, Michael; Notley, Caitlin

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Authors

Tracey J. Brown

Wendy Hardeman

Linda Bauld

Richard Holland

Vivienne Maskrey

Felix Naughton

SOPHIE ORTON SOPHIE.ORTON@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Senior Research Fellow

Michael Ussher

Caitlin Notley



Abstract

Introduction: There is no routine support to prevent postpartum smoking relapse, due to lack of effective interventions. Previous reviews have identified behaviour change techniques (BCTs) within pregnancy cessation trials to specify which components might be incorporated into more effective interventions, but no reviews have identified BCTs for prevention of smoking relapse postpartum. We reviewed BCTs and potential delivery modes, to inform future interventions.

Methods: We searched Medline and EMBASE from January 2015–May 2017; and identified trials published before 2015 by handsearching systematic reviews. We included RCTs where: i) ≥1 intervention component aimed to maintain smoking abstinence versus a less intensive intervention; ii) participants included pregnant or postpartum smoking quitters; iii) smoking status was reported in the postpartum period. We extracted trial characteristics and used the Behaviour Change Technique Taxonomy v1 to extract BCTs. We aimed to identify ‘promising’ BCTs i.e. those frequently occurring and present in ≥2 trials that demonstrated long-term effectiveness (≥6 months postpartum). Data synthesis was narrative.

Results: We included 32 trials, six of which demonstrated long-term effectiveness. These six trials used self-help, mainly in conjunction with counselling, and were largely delivered remotely. We identified six BCTs as promising: ‘problem solving’, ‘information about health consequences’, ‘information about social and environmental consequences’, ‘social support’, ‘reduce negative emotions’ and ‘instruction on how to perform a behaviour’.

Conclusions: Future interventions to prevent postpartum smoking relapse might include these six BCTs to maximise effectiveness. Tailored self-help approaches, with/without counselling, may be favourable modes of delivery of BCTs.

Registration: PROSPERO CRD42018075677.

Citation

Brown, T. J., Hardeman, W., Bauld, L., Holland, R., Maskrey, V., Naughton, F., …Notley, C. (2019). A systematic review of behaviour change techniques within interventions to prevent return to smoking postpartum. Addictive Behaviors, 92, 236-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.12.031

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 22, 2018
Online Publication Date Dec 23, 2018
Publication Date 2019-05
Deposit Date Feb 12, 2019
Publicly Available Date Feb 13, 2019
Journal Addictive Behaviors
Print ISSN 0306-4603
Electronic ISSN 1873-6327
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 92
Pages 236-243
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.12.031
Keywords Smoking relapse; Intervention; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Review; Behaviour change techniques
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1543612
Publisher URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306460318313248?via%3Dihub
Additional Information This article is maintained by: Elsevier; Article Title: A systematic review of behaviour change techniques within interventions to prevent return to smoking postpartum; Journal Title: Addictive Behaviors; CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.12.031; Content Type: article; Copyright: © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Contract Date Feb 12, 2019

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