Effectiveness of non-pharmacological community-based nursing interventions for smoking cessation in adults: A systematic review.

This review puts forward that non-pharmacological community-based smoking cessation interventions by nurses has an impact on changing knowledge, belief and attitudes in adult smokers. Findings can encourage public health nurses to use their counsellor role more actively. Improving the health literacy of the adult smokers via these findings can facilitate their intention to behavior change. Findings can be a useful resource for policy makers and governments in controlling the smoking epidemic.