Promoting Informed Decisions About Lung Cancer Screening: Decision Aid Update and Measures Development
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Summary
Objectives: This protocol addresses the first phase of a larger project funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to help heavy smokers make informed decisions about lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (CT). A separate IRB protocol will be submitted for the larger, comparative study. In this initial development phase, our prototype patient decision aid will be updated to reflect current guidelines about lung cancer screening. The updated aid will then be pilot-tested in a new sample of patients. In addition, several of the study measures will be refined and further developed in preparation for the larger study. The specific aims of the measures and decision aid development phase of this project are as follows: Update the aid to reflect current screening guidelines and refine the aid via cognitive testing with patients/smokers; and pilot test the updated aid for acceptability with patients/smokers. Modify our current measure of lung cancer knowledge, conduct cognitive testing of the new measure with patients/smokers, and evaluate the reliability of the new measure in a sample patients/smokers.
Description
Cognitive and Pilot Testing: If you agree to take part in this study, you will take part in an interview with a member of the research staff. The interviewer will take notes of your responses. First, you will be asked some questions about you, like your age, sex, race, and education level. Then you will be asked to look at some educational materials about lung cancer screening. These could be written information, animations, graphics, videos, or questionnaires. You may be asked questions about: * Lung cancer and lung cancer screening * The length of the materials * The balance of the informa…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 55–80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Men and women 55 to 80 years of age. 2. Participants must speak English. 3. Current smoker or quit smoking within the past 15 years. Exclusion Criteria: 1\. History of lung cancer.
Interventions
- BehavioralInterviews
Interviews performed by study staff encompassing lung cancer screening and patient decision aids.
- BehavioralQuestionnaires
Questionnaires completed after viewing patient decision aid video. Questionnaires also completed regarding lung cancer screening knowledge at first visit, then again in one month.
Locations (2)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, Texas
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas