Table 2.
Patient perceptions of lung cancer risk and screening benefits, patients aged <55 and 55 to 80 (n=185)
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| <55 (total n=63) N (%) | 55+ (total n=122) N (%) | p value† | ||
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| Patient perception of lung cancer risk | ||||
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| It is likely to get lung cancer in his or her lifetime | Agree/strongly agree | 46 (74.2) | 81 (68.1) | 0.3926 |
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 16 (25.8) | 38 (31.9) | ||
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| Patient perceptions regarding lung cancer screening benefits | ||||
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| Detects lung cancer early | Agree/strongly agree | 61 (98.4) | 114 (98.3) | 0.9562 |
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 1 (1.6) | 2 (1.7) | ||
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| Decreases lung cancer mortality | Agree/strongly agree | 56 (90.3) | 100 (86.2) | 0.4267 |
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 6 (9.7) | 16 (13.8) | ||
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| Decreases worry about lung cancer | Agree/strongly agree | 54 (88.5) | 96 (82.1) | 0.2602 |
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 7 (11.5) | 21 (17.9) | ||
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| Helps plan for future | Agree/strongly agree | 57 (93.4) | 101 (88.6) | 0.3023 |
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 4 (6.6) | 13 (11.4) | ||
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| Decreases worry in family | Agree/strongly agree | 54 (88.5) | 101 (88.6) | 0.9886 |
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 7 (11.5) | 13 (11.4) | ||
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| Gives peace of mind | Agree/strongly agree | 59 (98.3) | 104 (91.2) | 0.0672 |
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 1 (1.7) | 10 (8.8) | ||
†
Missing data are excluded from the analyses.
†
P-values based on chi-squared tests of association.