Patient impressions of the impact of comorbidities on lung cancer screening benefits and harms: A qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To learn about the beliefs and preferences of lung cancer screening (LCS) among patients undergoing LCS decision making. Specifically, we investigated how their comorbidity influences their interest in screening. The goal was to inform shared-decision making discussions around the role of comorbidities and LCS.

Methods

We recruited English-speaking LCS-eligible individuals with comorbidities from general medicine outpatient clinics at an academic medical center in New York City. The interviewers followed a semi-structured interview guide and all interviews were professionally transcribed. Study investigators independently conducted thematic analysis of de-identified transcripts; after coding, investigators discussed and agreed upon identified themes (Jacobs et al.,

SUBMITTER: Kale MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9877186 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature