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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nurs Res. 2022 Oct 16;72(1):3–11. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000629

Table 3.

Response distributions for each vignette item.

LDCT Only LDCT & X-ray X-ray Only No Screening
A) A 60-year-old with a 30 pack-year history who quit smoking 5 years ago. (n = 535) 147 (27%) 93 (17%) 251 (47%) 34 (6%)
B) A 60-year-old who has never smoked who has a 30-year exposure to secondhand smoke from a chain-smoking spouse. (n = 536) 119 (22%) 61 (11%) 280 (52%) 70 (13%)
C) A 60-year-old with a 30 pack-year history who quit 20 years ago. (n = 533) 132 (25%) 60 (11%) 224 (42%) 110 (21%)
D) A 50-year-old former smoker with a 30 pack-year history who quit 1 year ago. (n = 532) 165 (31%) 100 (19%) 199 (37%) 60 (11%)
E) A 75-year-old former smoker with a 40 pack-year history who quit 10 years ago. (n = 524) 139 (27%) 87 (17%) 236 (45%) 53 (10%)
F) A 48-year-old current smoker with a 40 pack-year history. (n = 529) 129 (24%) 126 (24%) 207 (39%) 54 (10%)

Note. LDCT = low-dose computed tomography; Bold indicates correct response.