title: Better practices for youth tobacco cessation: evidence of review panel.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To offer programmers, policy makers, and researchers a scientific basis for developing and selecting smoking cessation treatments for adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  An evidence review panel systematically rated published and unpublished reports of cessation treatments for youth to make recommendations on theoretical foundations, delivery settings, types of intervention, and provider type.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty studies had sufficient validity to inform the recommendations. The 9 studies that reported treatments that increased cessation were based on social cognitive theory.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cognitive-behavioral interventions are a promising approach for helping young smokers quit smoking. Evidence is insufficient to draw other conclusions at this time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. pwmcdona@healthy.uwaterloo.ca
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Colwell
authors.forename: Cathy L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Backinger
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Husten
authors.forename: Catherine O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Maule
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D019985:Benchmarking; D002170:Canada; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D016540:Smoking Cessation