Argentine consensus recommendations for lung cancer screening programmes: a RAND/UCLA-modified Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung cancer (LC) screening improves LC survival; the best screening method in terms of improving survival is low-dose CT (LDCT), outpacing chest X-ray and sputum cytology.

Methods

A consensus of experts in Argentina was carried out to review the literature and generate recommendations for LC screening programmes. A mixed-method study was used with three phases: (1) review of the literature; (2) modified Delphi consensus panel; and (3) development of the recommendations. The Evidence to Decision (EtD) framework was used to generate 13 evaluation criteria. Nineteen experts participated in four voting rounds. Consensus among participants was defined using the RAND/UCLA method.

Results

A total of 16 recommendations scored ≥7 points with no disagreement on any c

SUBMITTER: Boyeras I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9900059 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature