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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Med Screen. 2019 Sep 24;27(2):105–112. doi: 10.1177/0969141319876961

Table 2.

Measures.

Variable/construct Scale # of items Cronbach’s alpha
Outcome variable
 Lung cancer screening participation Precaution Adoption Process Model Algorithm 5
Antecedent variables
 Psychological variables
  Perceived smoking-related stigma Cataldo Lung Cancer Stigma Scale – Smoking Subscale 5 0.72
  Medical mistrust Patient Trust in the Medical Profession Scale 5 0.76
  Cancer fatalism Revised Powe Fatalism Inventory 11 0.88
  Lung cancer worry Adaptation of the Lerman Breast Cancer Worry Scale 3 0.79
  Lung cancer fear Champion Breast Cancer Fear Scale 8 0.93
 Cognitive variables
  Knowledge: Lung cancer and lung cancer screening Multidimensional Knowledge of Lung Cancer & Screening Questionnaire 8
Mediator variables
 Lung cancer screening health beliefs
  Perceived risk of lung cancer Lung Cancer Screening Health Belief Scales – Perceived Risk Subscale 3 0.86
  Perceived benefits of lung cancer screening Lung Cancer Screening Health Belief Scales – Perceived Benefits Subscale 6 0.86
  Perceived barriers to lung cancer screening Lung Cancer Screening Health Belief Scales – Perceived Barriers Subscale 17 0.91
  Self-efficacy for lung cancer screening Lung Cancer Screening Health Belief Scales – Self-Efficacy Subscale 9 0.91