Association of Telehealth Encounters With Lung Cancer Screening Consultation in the U.S.: Preliminary Results

Introduction: To promote lung cancer screening among the eligible population, a crucial step involves a shared decision-making discussion between the patient and primary care provider regarding lung cancer screening services. Little is known whether telehealth visits can be deemed comparable with in...

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Main Authors: Zhigang Xie, PhD, BMed, MPA, Sericea Stallings-Smith, DrPH, MPH, Beomyoung Cho, PhD, MPH, Jennifer Wells, BA, Young-Rock Hong, PhD, MPH
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Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
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author Zhigang Xie, PhD, BMed, MPA
Sericea Stallings-Smith, DrPH, MPH
Beomyoung Cho, PhD, MPH
Jennifer Wells, BA
Young-Rock Hong, PhD, MPH
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Sericea Stallings-Smith, DrPH, MPH
Beomyoung Cho, PhD, MPH
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Young-Rock Hong, PhD, MPH
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description Introduction: To promote lung cancer screening among the eligible population, a crucial step involves a shared decision-making discussion between the patient and primary care provider regarding lung cancer screening services. Little is known whether telehealth visits can be deemed comparable with in-person visits for lung cancer screening consultations. Methods: This study used data from the 2022 Health Information National Trends Survey 6. Multivariable logistic regression models were employed to examine differences in lung cancer screening consultations between telehealth users and nonusers, adjusting for selected covariates. Results: Overall, 41.2% had used telehealth at least 1 time in the past 12 months, and 9.9% had lung cancer screening consultations with their healthcare providers at least 1 time. There was no statistically significant difference in the odds of lung cancer screening consultations with healthcare providers between telehealth users and nonusers (AOR=0.91; 95% CI=0.36, 2.29). Of telehealth users, the odds of lung cancer screening consultations among exclusive phone call users (AOR=1.20; 95% CI=0.23, 6.17) and both video and phone call users (AOR=0.82; 95% CI=0.11, 5.98) were not statistically different from that among exclusive video call users. Conclusions: Despite the overall low rate of patient–provider lung cancer screening consultations in eligible individuals, this study suggests that telehealth and in-person encounters seem to be comparable for lung cancer screening consultations.
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spelling doaj-art-7ecc8d625fda4ffca63bb409bac701e72025-08-20T01:52:54ZengElsevierAJPM Focus2773-06542025-08-014410034910.1016/j.focus.2025.100349Association of Telehealth Encounters With Lung Cancer Screening Consultation in the U.S.: Preliminary ResultsZhigang Xie, PhD, BMed, MPA0Sericea Stallings-Smith, DrPH, MPH1Beomyoung Cho, PhD, MPH2Jennifer Wells, BA3Young-Rock Hong, PhD, MPH4Department of Public Health, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FloridaDepartment of Public Health, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FloridaDepartment of Public Health, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee; Address correspondence to: Beomyoung Cho, PhD, MPH, Department of Public Health, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, The University of Tennessee, 1914 Andy Holt Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996.Department of Public Health, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FloridaDepartment of Health Services Research, Management, and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FloridaIntroduction: To promote lung cancer screening among the eligible population, a crucial step involves a shared decision-making discussion between the patient and primary care provider regarding lung cancer screening services. Little is known whether telehealth visits can be deemed comparable with in-person visits for lung cancer screening consultations. Methods: This study used data from the 2022 Health Information National Trends Survey 6. Multivariable logistic regression models were employed to examine differences in lung cancer screening consultations between telehealth users and nonusers, adjusting for selected covariates. Results: Overall, 41.2% had used telehealth at least 1 time in the past 12 months, and 9.9% had lung cancer screening consultations with their healthcare providers at least 1 time. There was no statistically significant difference in the odds of lung cancer screening consultations with healthcare providers between telehealth users and nonusers (AOR=0.91; 95% CI=0.36, 2.29). Of telehealth users, the odds of lung cancer screening consultations among exclusive phone call users (AOR=1.20; 95% CI=0.23, 6.17) and both video and phone call users (AOR=0.82; 95% CI=0.11, 5.98) were not statistically different from that among exclusive video call users. Conclusions: Despite the overall low rate of patient–provider lung cancer screening consultations in eligible individuals, this study suggests that telehealth and in-person encounters seem to be comparable for lung cancer screening consultations.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773065425000379Telehealthtelehealth modalitylung cancerscreening consultationsmoking
spellingShingle Zhigang Xie, PhD, BMed, MPA
Sericea Stallings-Smith, DrPH, MPH
Beomyoung Cho, PhD, MPH
Jennifer Wells, BA
Young-Rock Hong, PhD, MPH
Association of Telehealth Encounters With Lung Cancer Screening Consultation in the U.S.: Preliminary Results
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telehealth modality
lung cancer
screening consultation
smoking
title Association of Telehealth Encounters With Lung Cancer Screening Consultation in the U.S.: Preliminary Results
title_full Association of Telehealth Encounters With Lung Cancer Screening Consultation in the U.S.: Preliminary Results
title_fullStr Association of Telehealth Encounters With Lung Cancer Screening Consultation in the U.S.: Preliminary Results
title_full_unstemmed Association of Telehealth Encounters With Lung Cancer Screening Consultation in the U.S.: Preliminary Results
title_short Association of Telehealth Encounters With Lung Cancer Screening Consultation in the U.S.: Preliminary Results
title_sort association of telehealth encounters with lung cancer screening consultation in the u s preliminary results
topic Telehealth
telehealth modality
lung cancer
screening consultation
smoking
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773065425000379
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