Psychosocial impacts of, and barriers to, lung cancer screening: An international qualitative study of multidisciplinary health professionals’ perspectives
Findings include key recommendations to inform LCS practice and service design. Further research investigating and testing communication strategies targeting (a) stigma and fatalism, and (b) risk and ineligibility, is needed.
Authors
- Brooke Nickel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8100-4278)
- Nehmat Houssami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3641-952X)
- Kathleen McFadden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1546-8901)
- Rachael H Dodd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8080-6359)
- Nicole Marion Rankin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0715-1405)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- Cancer Council NSW (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Patient Education and Counseling
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.109172
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52