Exploring the predictors and barriers to accepting smoking cessation support within a targeted lung health check setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Quit Smoking Lung Health Intervention Trials (QuLIT-1 and -2), and other studies, show that providing immediate smoking cessation support within lung cancer screening services substantially improves quit rates. However, in the QuLIT2 trial, only around half of those offered smoking cessation support actually accepted it. Understanding what underpins this and how to facilitate higher engagement would enhance the health impact of the Targeted Lung Health Check programme.

Method

We compared characteristics of participants in the intervention arm of the QuLIT-2 study who accepted or declined the offer of smoking cessation support and conducted thematic analysis of interviews with 15 smokers who had declined it.

Results

Of 152 study participants randomised t

SUBMITTER: Williams PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12716546 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature