Co-Development, Evaluation, and Dissemination of a Lung Cancer Screening Digital Outreach Intervention: A Multiphase Randomized Clinical Trial
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-10-2025
Publication Title
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
Abstract
PURPOSE: Individuals from low-socioeconomic status (SES) communities experience worse lung cancer outcomes and multilevel barriers to lung cancer screening (LCS). Digital interventions may bridge LCS barriers. In this study, a three-phase design was used to rigorously develop, evaluate, and disseminate a digital outreach intervention to promote LCS among individuals from low-SES communities. METHODS: In phase 1, focus groups were conducted with primary care providers (n = 12), patient advocates (n = 8), and patients who had (n = 7) and had not undergone LCS (n = 8). Focus groups explored barriers and facilitators to LCS and guided the development of three LCS outreach videos, which differed by message source (radiologist, patient, or both). In phase 2, LCS-eligible individuals from a national sample (n = 315) were randomized 1:1:1 to evaluate the videos. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to quantify the association between outreach video and intent to talk to a provider about LCS. In phase 3, 636 participants due for LCS with Medicaid received the outreach video via patient portal or text or email. Reach of the intervention and 12-month LCS follow-up rates were measured. RESULTS: In phase 1, participants cited fear of lung cancer and confusion about LCS eligibility criteria. In phase 2, there were no significant differences in intent to speak to a provider about LCS by outreach video type. In phase 3, a significantly greater proportion of participants reached by the intervention had scheduled or completed LCS than those not reached (32.4% vs 23.2%, P = .041). CONCLUSIONS: Participants who were reached by the digital outreach intervention codeveloped and disseminated to patients from low-SES communities were more likely to complete LCS.
PubMed ID
40505764
Recommended Citation
Neil, Jordan M.; Mercaldo, Nathaniel D.; Tiersma, Keenae; Nelson, Zoe; Lee, Amy; Ballini, Lauren; Mao, Bingjing; Shao, Ruosi; Irwin, Kelly; Carlos, Ruth C.; Park, Elyse R.; and Flores, Efrén J., "Co-Development, Evaluation, and Dissemination of a Lung Cancer Screening Digital Outreach Intervention: A Multiphase Randomized Clinical Trial" (2025). School of Public Health Faculty Publications. 510.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/soph_facpubs/510
10.1016/j.jacr.2025.06.014