A qualitative study exploring patient motivations for screening for lung cancer.
Joshua A RothLisa Carter-HarrisSusan BrandzelDiana S M BuistKaren J WernliPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Participants in our study were primarily motivated to screen for lung cancer based on perceived benefit of early-detection, absence of safety concerns, and personal relationships. Our findings provide new insights about patient motivations to screen, and can potentially be used to improve lung cancer screening uptake and shared decision-making processes.