Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2019 Jun 24;69(4):266-271.
doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqz065.

Implementation of a self-administered questionnaire to detect lung carcinogens

C Pelissier  1 , J Kalecinski  2 , S Brochaye  2 , C Tissot  3 , J M Vergnon  3 , P Fournel  4 , F Chauvin  2
Affiliations

Implementation of a self-administered questionnaire to detect lung carcinogens

C Pelissier et al. Occup Med (Lond). .

Abstract

Background: Between 10 and 20% of lung cancers are of occupational origin. Screening for occupational risk factors is part of the diagnostic workup. A self-administered questionnaire to detect lung carcinogens of occupational origin, the RECAP questionnaire, was drawn up and validated with a view to limiting under-declaration of lung cancer as an occupational disease (OD).

Aims: Optimal administration conditions were investigated, to facilitate systematic use in the management of patients admitted to hospital with lung cancer.

Methods: The various care pathways of lung cancer patients were first studied in two centres, to identify the health-care professionals involved in medical management, the various care sites and the stages of treatment. A focus group of health-care professionals was set up, and semi-directive interviews were conducted with 24 patients.

Results: Caregivers tended to suggest that a physician or nurse should present the RECAP questionnaire, whereas patients rather chose non-caregiver staff, seeing the undertaking as being 'administrative' in nature. Some caregivers and patients thought the questionnaire should not be administered at the outset of treatment, due to the psychological trauma entailed by diagnosis. Administration during chemotherapy was recommended by patients, as they are more freely available at that time, and by caregivers, who thought patients better able to pay attention then.

Conclusions: The study highlighted patients' lack of information on how lung cancer can be recognized as an OD. Implementing the RECAP questionnaire should facilitate patients' claims for insurance cover for lung cancer as an OD.

Keywords: Lung carcinogen detection; self-administered questionnaire.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Lung – estimated mortality, all ages: both sexes. Crude and age-standardised rates per 100,000. Cumulative risk [0-74], percent GLOBOCAN 2012, IARC-3.2.2016 [Internet]. [cited 22 January 2016]. http://globocan.iarc.fr/old/summary_table_site-html.asp?selection=15110&....
    1. WHO | Cancer [Internet]. WHO; [cited 15 November 2017]. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs297/en/.
    1. Driscoll T, Nelson DI, Steenland K, Leigh J, Concha‐Barrientos M, Fingerhut M, Prüss‐Üstün A. The global burden of disease due to occupational carcinogens. Am J Ind Med 2005;48:419–431. - PubMed
    1. Les maladies professionnelles – Brochure – INRS [Internet]. [cited 22 January 2016]. http://www.inrs.fr/media.html?refINRS=ED%20835.
    1. Rapport De claMP-FR-impr-44pages_Mise en page 1 - Rapport_DeclarationMP_EUROGIP_102F.pdf [Internet]. [cited 22 January 2016]. http://www.eurogip.fr/images/publications/2015/Rapport_DeclarationMP_EUR....

LinkOut - more resources