OA01. 03 Attrition Rate in Community-Based Lung Cancer Screening: One and Done: Topic: Pulmonology
Publication Title
Journal of Thoracic Oncology
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
11-1-2017
Keywords
washington; swedish; swedish thoracic surgery
Abstract
Background Community-wide lung cancer screening has the potential to significantly impact lung cancer mortality. Thus, much emphasis has been placed on program development and recruitment of high-risk individuals. Lung cancer screening is a continuum, and shared decision-making focuses on the need for participants to remain engaged. Currently, little is known about screening follow-through in the community setting outside of clinical trials. Thus, we aimed to quantify the rate of attrition in our Lung Cancer Screening Program (LCSP) and identify contributing factors. Methods We reviewed all individuals enrolled in our LCSP, which is led by an independently practicing nurse practitioner within a multidisciplinary team, from 2012-2016. We identified all individuals who were closed out of the program, the closure date, and reason for closure. Of these, attrition was defined as declined further screening or lost to …
Clinical Institute
Cancer
Specialty
Oncology
Specialty
Pulmonary Medicine
Recommended Citation
Carlson, AS; Wilshire, Candice L.; Fathi, Joelle T; Rayburn, JR; Gilbert, Christopher R; Blanshan, SC; Louie, Brian; Aye, Ralph W; Farivar, Alexander S; Vallieres, Eric; and Gorden, Jed A, "OA01. 03 Attrition Rate in Community-Based Lung Cancer Screening: One and Done: Topic: Pulmonology" (2017). Articles, Abstracts, and Reports. 8939.
https://digitalcommons.providence.org/publications/8939