在边境人口中增加高风险吸烟者的肺癌查
Mark Dignan1, Kristin Cina2, Michele Sargent2
1University of Kentucky, 760 Press Avenue, Room 335, Lexington, KY, 40536-0679, USA. Mark.dignan@uky.edu.
概括
提供者和社区教育显著增加了北平原美洲印第安人肺癌低剂量计算机断层扫描 (LDCT) 查. 这种干预导致LDCT利用率上升了90.9%,降低了肺癌死亡风险.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 放射学 放射学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 北方平原美洲印第安人面临着不成比例的高肺癌死亡率.
- 低剂量计算机断层扫描 (LDCT) 查在高风险人群中未得到充分利用,尽管符合资格.
研究的目的:
- 调查提供者和社区干预措施,以增加LDCT查利用率.
- 为了降低高风险美洲印第安人群的肺癌死亡率.
主要方法:
- 在南达科他州西部的供应商和社区干预中使用了预防采用模型.
- 基线和6个月后的随访摄入调查和LDCT查的比较.
- 干预措施包括提供者教育研讨会和社区宣传会议.
主要成果:
- 在研究期间,LDCT的利用率增加了90.9% (从640到1706).
- 提供者建议是LDCT查的主要驱动因素 (88%的患者).
- 提供者干预显示对LDCT利用的影响最大.
结论:
- 以提供者为中心的干预措施有效地提高了LDCT查率.
- 社区教育提高了对最不发达国家对预防肺癌的好处的认识.
- 综合干预措施有望降低高风险人群的肺癌死亡率.
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