Embedding smoking cessation into lung cancer screening: Priorities of national expert stakeholders in Australia using a modified nominal group technique.
Embedding smoking cessation interventions into organised lung cancer screening programs can reduce smoking-related morbidity and mortality. This study sought to prioritise smoking cessation strategies for implementation into the Australian National Lung Cancer Screening Program.
We convened a national workshop of expert stakeholders to identify smoking cessation strategies that could be embedded into the proposed screening and assessment pathway. Using a modified nominal group technique, activities explored workforce, resourcing, equity, policy and research considerations to prioritise strategies and achieve consensus. Practical recommendations were devised from the priorities and mapped against a time-to-implementation matrix.
Thirty-eight participants identified 19 strategies; 12 were prioritised including: four "delivery" priorities; three "equity"; two "policy"; two "research" priorities; one priority was across delivery and policy, and one across delivery and research. Priority-based recommendations ranged from being easily implementable with appropriate community engagement to requiring systems-level change achievable only with long-term policy change.
The expert-identified priorities and recommendations can directly inform improvements to embed smoking cessation interventions into the National Lung Cancer Screening Program.
Priorities and recommendations to embed smoking cessation interventions are ready for translation into the National Lung Cancer Screening Program and may result in improved participant outcomes.
We convened a national workshop of expert stakeholders to identify smoking cessation strategies that could be embedded into the proposed screening and assessment pathway. Using a modified nominal group technique, activities explored workforce, resourcing, equity, policy and research considerations to prioritise strategies and achieve consensus. Practical recommendations were devised from the priorities and mapped against a time-to-implementation matrix.
Thirty-eight participants identified 19 strategies; 12 were prioritised including: four "delivery" priorities; three "equity"; two "policy"; two "research" priorities; one priority was across delivery and policy, and one across delivery and research. Priority-based recommendations ranged from being easily implementable with appropriate community engagement to requiring systems-level change achievable only with long-term policy change.
The expert-identified priorities and recommendations can directly inform improvements to embed smoking cessation interventions into the National Lung Cancer Screening Program.
Priorities and recommendations to embed smoking cessation interventions are ready for translation into the National Lung Cancer Screening Program and may result in improved participant outcomes.
Authors
Bartlett Bartlett, York York, Harrison Harrison, Stone Stone, Marshall Marshall, McCullough McCullough, Rhee Rhee, Weber Weber, Lim Lim, McWilliams McWilliams, Bonevski Bonevski, Byrne Byrne, Yap Yap, Rankin Rankin
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