Lung Cancer Screening in People With HIV: A Mixed-Methods Study of Patient and Provider Perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

People with HIV are at higher risk of lung cancer; however, there is limited research on attitudes, barriers, and facilitators to lung cancer screening in people with HIV. The objective of this study was to understand the perspectives on lung cancer screening among people with HIV and their providers.

Methods

Surveys of people with HIV and HIV-care providers were complemented by qualitative focus groups and interviews designed to understand the determinants of lung cancer screening in people with HIV. Participants were recruited through an academic HIV clinic in Seattle, WA. Qualitative guides were developed by integrating the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and the Tailored Implementation of Chronic Diseases checklist. Themes that emerged fro

SUBMITTER: Triplette M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10524954 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature