A pre-post study testing a lung cancer screening decision aid in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued recommendations for older, heavy lifetime smokers to complete annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans of the chest as screening for lung cancer. The USPSTF recommends and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services require shared decision making using a decision aid for lung cancer screening with annual LDCT. Little is known about how decision aids affect screening knowledge, preferences, and behavior. Thus, we tested a lung cancer screening decision aid video in screening-eligible primary care patients.

Methods

We conducted a single-group study with surveys before and after decision aid viewing and medical record review at 3 months. Participants were active patients of a large US academi

SUBMITTER: Reuland DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5765651 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature