Interest in lifestyle advice at lung cancer screening: Determinants and preferences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung cancer screening could be a 'teachable moment' for behaviour change. Little is known about how advice about smoking cessation, or other behavioural cancer risk factors, would be received in this setting.

Methods

Using a population-based survey of 459 English adults (current smokers and recent quitters aged 50-75) we assessed willingness to receive lifestyle advice (about smoking, diet, weight, physical activity, alcohol consumption) at lung screening. Additional items assessed whether advice should be provided following abnormal screening results, the potential impact of advice on screening uptake, and preferred timing of advice.

Results

Overall, 64% (n = 292) of participants were willing to receive lifestyle advice at lung screening. A greater proport

SUBMITTER: Stevens C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6345624 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature