Current Smokers’ Preferences for Receiving Cessation Information in a Lung Cancer Screening Setting

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2017
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The purpose of this study was to identify current smokers’ communication format preferences for receiving smoking cessation information in a lung cancer screening setting. A cross-sectional correlational design using survey methodology with 159 screening-eligible current smokers was the method used. Data was dichotomized (digital versus traditional preference) and analyzed using Pearson’s chi-squared test, Mann-Whitney U test, and logistic regression. Race was a statistically significant predictor with White participants having four times greater odds of reporting preference for a digital format for receiving smoking cessation information such as social media and/or supportive text messages (OR: 4.06; p = 0.004). Lung cancer screening is a new venue where current long-term smokers can be offered information about smoking cessation while they are engaging in a health-promoting behavior and potentially more likely to contemplate quitting. It is important to consider the communication format preference of current smokers to support cessation uptake. This study is the first to examine communication format preference of current smokers in the context of the lung cancer screening venue. Key differences noted by race support the need for further research examining multiple formats of communication with efforts to maximize options in the cancer screening setting.

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Carter-Harris, L., Schwindt, R., Bakoyannis, G., Ceppa, D. P., & Rawl, S. M. (2017). Current Smokers’ Preferences for Receiving Cessation Information in a Lung Cancer Screening Setting. Journal of Cancer Education, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-017-1222-7
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