Health Education Approach to Lung Screening (HEALS)
Summary
Evaluate the impact of the patient navigation program on the proportion of patients who complete lung cancer screening (LCS), defined as undergoing a low dose computed tomography (LDCT)
Detailed description
This is a single-arm study of a patient navigation intervention to increase access to lung cancer screening (LCS).
Arms & interventions
- BehavioralPatient Navigation
Navigation will address the following 4 domains of barriers to screening: * Individual * Organizational * Economic * Sociocultural At the first visit, navigators will assess the participant's barriers in each of these domains. Any follow-up visits, if necessary, will be used to help the participant overcome these barriers to screening
Outcome measures
Primary
Number of study patients who complete lung cancer screening (LCS) through the patient navigation process
Evaluate the impact of the patient navigation program on the number of patients who complete lung cancer screening (LCS), defined as undergoing a low dose computed tomography (LDCT).
Time frame: 2 weeks to 10 months following day 1, varies by participant
Secondary
Assess the feasibility and acceptability of the patient navigation program
Time frame: Day 1
Assess the feasibility and acceptability of the patient navigation program
Time frame: 2 weeks to 10 months following day 1, varies by participant
Assess the impact of the patient navigation program on patient health-related quality of life at baseline.
Time frame: Day 1
Assess the impact of the patient navigation program on patient health-related quality of life after navigation intervention.
Time frame: 2 weeks to 10 months following day 1, varies by participant
Assess the impact of the patient navigation program on patient financial distress
Time frame: Day 1
Assess the impact of the patient navigation program on patient financial distress
Time frame: 2 weeks to 10 months following day 1, varies by participant
Eligibility criteria
Study locations (3)
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Carrboro, North Carolina, 27510
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, 23298