An Efficient Game Theory-Based Power Control Algorithm for D2D Communication in 5G Networks

Abdu Saif, Kamarul Ariffin bin Noordin, Kaharudin Dimyati*, Nor Shahida Mohd Shah, Yousef Ali Al-Gumaei, Qazwan Abdullah, Ali Alezabi Kamal

*Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    Introduction: Tobacco causes more than 8 million deaths each year. Behavioral interventions such as group therapy, which provides counselling for smoking cessation, can be delivered in group form and smokers who receive cessation counselling are more likely to quit smoking compared to no assistance. We review the evidence of group-based counselling for smoking cessation for smokers in Asian countries.

    Methods: The review aims to determine the availability of group-based therapy for smoking cessation in Asian countries. The outcome measured was abstinence from smoking following group therapy. Electronic database searches in PubMed, OVID Medline, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, and PsycINFO, using keywords such as: 'smoking', 'cigarette', 'tobacco', 'nicotine', 'group therapy' and 'cessation' (smok*, *cigarette*, tobacco, nicotine, group therap*, cessation) were used. The results were reported following PRISMA and PROSPERO guidelines. Review Manager was used for data analysis. 

    Results: A total of 21251 records were retrieved for screening the abstracts. In all, 300 articles for review were identified and assessed for eligibility. Nine articles, including Cochrane reviews, randomized control trials, cohort, observational and cross-sectional studies, were included in the final review. There were three observational qualitative studies, two prospective cohort studies, two cross-sectional studies, one non-randomized quasi-experimental study and a single cluster-randomized, controlled trial. Group therapy was found to significantly increase the abstinence rate. Group therapy provided at the workplace, smoking cessation services, availability of pharmacotherapy, and socioeconomic status, appear to be key factors determining success.

    Conclusions: Evidence of the use of group therapy for smoking cessation in Asian countries is still lacking despite publications in the Western population showed that group therapy was effective. Further research on group-based interventions for smoking cessation in Asian countries is required and direct one-to-one comparisons between group therapy and individual therapy for smokers who want to quit smoking, are needed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number63
    JournalKSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems
    Volume15
    Issue number7
    Publication statusPublished - 31 Jul 2021

    Keywords

    • Cessation
    • Group therapy
    • Nicotine
    • Smoking
    • Tobacco

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Information Systems
    • Computer Networks and Communications

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