Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 25.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 May 23;82:25–35. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2019.05.006

Table 2.

Summary of Measures and Assessment Points

LCS Site
and
Electronic
Medical
Record
Baseline
Interview
(T0)
Post-
Screening
Interview
(T1)
Counseling
Intervention
(ITC and
UC)
3,6,&12
Month
Assessments
(T2, T3, T4)
Demographic & Clinical Information
Age, gender, language, past history of cancer, height, weight, date of birth, health insurance [53,54] x
Race and ethnicity [53,54] x x
Marital status and education [53,54] x
Tobacco Related Comorbid Illnesses [1,53,54] x x
Family History of Lung Cancer [1,53,54] x
Lung Cancer Screening
CT scan results (self-reported & EMR) [53,54,25] x x x
Impact of screening results on attitudes/feelings about smoking x x
Recommended follow-up procedures (self-reported & EMR) [53,54] x x x
Diagnostic work-up procedures [53,54] x
Final diagnosis: lung cancer, other cancer [53,54] x
Smoking & Cessation History
Current tobacco use: cigarettes per day [53,54,55] x x x x
Other tobacco use (pipes, cigars, smokeless, e-cigarettes) [53,54,55] x x x
Cessation Methods (previous, current, future interest) [15] x x
Nicotine Dependence [53,54,56] x x x
Pack years [53,54] x
Smoking/Tobacco Outcomes
Readiness to quit [53,54,57] x x x x
Confidence & motivation to quit [53,54,58] x x x x
24 hour quit attempts [53,54] x x x
Self-reported 7-day, 30-day, and sustained abstinence [26,53,54,59] x x x
Past 30 day smoking frequency (some days, every day, not at all) [53,54] x x x
Biochemical verification: NicAlert saliva test, Expired CO [26,53,54,59] x
Mental Health & Substance Use
Alcohol use [60] x
Marijuana use [61] x
Quality of life [53,54,62] x x x
Psychological distress [53,54,63] x x x
Distress thermometer [53,54,62] x x x
Perceived Risk for Lung Cancer
Perceptions of smoking and quitting on risk of being diagnosed with lung cancer [15,53,54] x x x
Treatment Utilization and Satisfaction Outcomes
Use of and satisfaction with telephone counseling and nicotine patches [53,54] x
Self-report of discussion of smoking/cessation methods with PCP [64] x
Amount of nicotine mailed and number of TC calls completed x