Table 2.

Physician Attitudes Regarding Lung Cancer Screening

Statement	PCP	Specialist	p-value
	n=70 (%)	n=31 (%)
Annual lung cancer screening with low dose chest CT for high-risk smokers reduces cancer mortality	63 (90.0)	27 (90.0)	0.99
Confused about how to apply lung cancer screening guidelines for patients who have multiple comorbidities	44 (63.8)	11 (35.5)	0.01
Recommended yearly screening interval is feasible	19 (27.5)	26 (86.7)	<0.01
Able to identify appropriate patients for lung cancer screening	44 (63.8)	29 (93.5)	<0.01
Have sufficient time to counsel patients about CT scan screening	10 (14.3)	15 (50.0)	<0.01
Feel comfortable counseling patients about CT scan screening	36 (51.4)	24 (82.8)	0.01
False positive results can cause distress to patients	69 (100)	30 (96.8)	0.31
Worry about incidental findings with chest CT screenings	63 (90.0)	26 (83.9)	0.51
Worry about follow-up procedures associated with false positive results	63 (90.0)	26 (83.9)	0.51
Confident in abilities to decide on work up of patients with positive CT findings	37 (52.9)	29 (93.5)	<0.01
Concerned will not be able to order chest CT screening for lung cancer due to insurance	55 (79.7)	26 (83.9)	0.62
Not cost effective to screen for lung cancer	6 (8.6)	9 (29.0)	0.01