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. 2022 Jul 12;114(10):1410–1419. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djac127

Table 2.

Summary of measures and assessment points

Measuresa Screening site and EHR T0, T1 (baseline) T2, T3, T4 (3, 6, 12 mo)
Demographic and clinical information
  Age, sex, language, date of birth, insurance coverage (64,65) Yes No No
  Race and ethnicity (another race include Asian, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian) (64,65) Yes Yes No
  Marital status and education level (64,65) No Yes No
  Tobacco-related comorbid illnesses (COPD, stroke, heart attack, high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, chronic bronchitis) (1,64,65) Yes Yes No
  Family history of lung cancer (first-degree relative) (1,64,65) No Yes No
Lung cancer screening
  CT scan results (EHR) (41,64,65) Yes No No
  Recommended follow-up procedures (lung biopsy, sputum cytology, bronchoscopy, follow-up CT scan in 3, 6, or 12 mo, follow-up PET scan, appointment with pulmonologist or PCP) (64,65) Yes Yes Yes
  Final diagnosis: lung cancer, other cancer, nondiagnostic, alternate benign diagnosis (64,65) Yes No No
Smoking and cessation history
  Cigarettes per d (64-66) No Yes Yes
  Other tobacco/nicotine use (pipes, cigars, smokeless, e-cigarettes) (64-66) No Yes Yes
  Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence (64,65,67) No Yes Yes
  Pack years (no. of years smoked × packs per d) (64,65) Yes No No
Smoking/tobacco outcomes
  Readiness to quitb, (64,65,68) No Yes Yes
  Confidence and motivation to quit (10-point scale, 0 = least confident or motivated, 10 = most confident or motivated) (64,65,69) No Yes Yes
  24-h quit attempts within past 7 d (64,65) No Yes Yes
  Evidence-based treatment in past 7 d (pharmacotherapy, counseling, or electronic interventions) No Yes Yes
  Self-reported 7-d abstinence (42,55,64,65,70) No Yes Yes
  Biochemical verification: NicAlert and NicoTest saliva test, expired CO (in person) and iCO (remote test) (42,55,64,65,70) No No Yes
Health and substance use
  Alcohol use frequency (never, monthly or less, 2-4 times per mo, 2-3 times per wk, 4+ times per wk) (71) No Yes No
  Health Index Scale (0 = worst, 100 = best health) (64,65,72) No Yes Yes
Treatment engagement and satisfaction
  Engagement (no. of counseling sessions completed and amount of NRT requested (box contains 2-week supply of patches) No No Yes
  Satisfaction with telephone counseling and nicotine patches (not at all satisfied, a little satisfied, somewhat satisfied, very satisfied) (64,65) No No Yes
a

CO = carbon monoxide; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CT = computed tomography; EHR = electronic health record; NRT = nicotine replacement therapy; PCP = primary care provider; PET = positron emission tomography.

b

1-10 scale; 10 = already quit smoking, 9 = made changes in smoking but need to keep working , 8 = begun to make changes in smoking, 7 = plan to quit in the next 30 d, 6 = plan to quit in next 6 mo, 5 = often think about quitting but have no plans yet, 4 = sometimes think about quitting and have no plans yet, 3 = rarely think about quitting and have no plans to quit, 2 = do not think about quitting, 1 = decided to continue smoking.