Patient and primary care provider attitudes and adherence towards lung cancer screening at an academic medical center.

ABSTRACT: Low dose CT (LDCT) for lung cancer screening is an evidence-based, guideline recommended, and Medicare approved test but uptake requires further study. We therefore conducted patient and provider surveys to elucidate factors associated with utilization. Patients referred for LDCT at an academic medical center were questioned about their attitudes, knowledge, and beliefs on lung cancer screening. Adherent patients were defined as those who met screening eligibility criteria and completed a LDCT. Referring primary care providers within this same medical system were surveyed in parallel about their practice patterns, attitudes, knowledge and beliefs about screening. Eighty patients responded (36%), 48 of whom were adherent. Among responders, non-Hispanic patients (p = 0.04) were more a

SUBMITTER: Duong DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5304233 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature