Patient-Provider Discussion About Lung Cancer Screening Is Related to Smoking Quit Attempts in Smokers

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the relationship between patient-provider discussions about lung cancer screening and smoking quit attempts among adults eligible for lung cancer screening.

Participants & setting: Secondary analysis of data collected online from 283 current smokers, ages 55-74 years, with no history of lung cancer and with at least a 20 pack-year smoking history.

Methods & variables: Descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted. The outcome variable was smoking quit attempt, and the key independent variable was patient-provider discussion about lung cancer screening.

Results: More than a third of participants (39%) tried to quit smoking in the past year, and the majority (58%) did not use any smoking cessation methods. Logistic regression analyses demonstrated that patient-provider discussion about lung cancer screening was significantly associated with smoking quit attempts.

Implications for nursing: Nurses could increase patients' awareness about benefits of lung cancer screening and advocate for evidence-based smoking cessation programs.

Keywords: lung cancer screening; patient–provider discussion; smoking cessation; smoking quit attempt.