Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 28, 2025
MicroRNA Based Liquid Biopsy: The Experience of the Plasma miRNA Signature Classifier MSC for Lung Cancer Screening
Published on: October 26, 2017
Perspectives of potentially eligible Indigenous Māori on a lung cancer screening programme: a qualitative study
Sarah R Colhoun1, Kate Parker2, Sharon McCook3
1Assistant Research Fellow, Ngāi Tahu Māori Health Research Unit, University of Otago, Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Aims:
Lung cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer, globally and in Aotearoa New Zealand, where it disproportionately affects Māori. We aimed to understand Māori perspectives on lung cancer screening in Aotearoa New Zealand to guide its equity-focussed implementation, including identifying enablers and barriers.
Methods:
We took a Kaupapa Māori based co-design approach to inform future screening, recruiting Māori current/ex-smokers and members of their whānau (family) for three focus group phases held in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand in August 2019. Participants responded to a proposed lung cancer screening pathway and shared their attitudes and beliefs about lung cancer and screening. Results were thematically analysed.
Results:
The 21 Māori participants supported future lung cancer screening in Aotearoa New Zealand. Perceived benefits included being more informed about lung cancer and screening and enabling healthier future generations. Barriers to screening were previous negative health service experiences; fear; stigma; and access, including time, cost and transport. Enablers included providers' cultural competence; clear communication; a one-stop shop; and support with transport. A range of factors could potentially influence a decision to participate in screening.
Conclusions:
Participants favoured future lung cancer screening and identified key barriers and facilitators of screening.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
01:27Nursing Ethical Principles II
Consider the following scenario, which illustrates how these principles are applied in the care of Mr. John, a fifty-year-old teacher diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer.
Initially, Mr. John's...
01:19Respiratory Assessment: Purpose and Indications
Objectives and Importance:
The primary goal of respiratory assessment is to evaluate patients at early risk of clinical deterioration. Since respiratory distress often precedes other signs of declining health, breathing patterns and sounds become a...