Table 3.
Barriers to LCS | Facilitators of LCS | Suggested interventions |
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Lack of knowledge about LCS, including screening method, locations, eligibility criteria, and insurance coverage Not receiving information or recommendation from a healthcare provider Lack of transportation Low motivation to know the screening results Feeling healthy (no symptoms) Barrier to annual screening: Receiving a negative or false-positive screening result |
Receiving a screening recommendation from a healthcare provider High motivation to know the screening results Facilitator of annual screening: Receiving a true-positive resulta |
Promoting provider understanding and recommendation of LCS Conducting community outreach to promote LCS awareness and access Consideration in designing interventions: Address stigma and shame felt by smokers |
Participants described receiving a true-positive result as a facilitator of pursuing guideline-recommended annual screening. However, receiving a true-positive result would require lung cancer surveillance, rather than lung cancer screening.