title: Radon, Secondhand Smoke, and Children in the Home: Creating a Teachable Moment for Lung Cancer Prevention.
abstract: This study determined whether having minor children in the home was associated with the teachable moment (TM) constructs of lung cancer worry, perceived risk, health-related self-concept, and the novel construct of synergistic risk.
  
  
  
  Secondary data analysis of baseline data from a randomized controlled trial of an intervention to reduce home exposure to radon and secondhand smoke (SHS). Quota sample of adults recruited at a Central Kentucky academic medical center (N = 556).
  
  
  
  Survey items assessed lung cancer worry, perceived risk, synergistic risk perception, and health-related self-concept.
  
  
  
  The presence of children in the home was not a significant predictor of any construct needed to create a TM for lung cancer prevention. Individuals with children living in the home were more likely to be younger, a racial/ethnic minority, a current smoker, and live with a smoker compared to those without children in the home.
  
  
  
  There is a critical need to raise parental awareness on child health inequities related to the home exposure to radon and SHS. Public health nurses can create TMs for lung cancer prevention through greater awareness of the risks posed by radon and SHS along with promoting home testing and low-cost resources to reduce risk.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Luz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huntington-Moskos
authors.affiliation: BREATHE, University of Kentucky (UK), College of Nursing, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Mary Kay
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Rayens
authors.affiliation: BREATHE, University of Kentucky (UK), College of Nursing, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wiggins
authors.affiliation: BREATHE, University of Kentucky (UK), College of Nursing, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Ellen J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Hahn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky / Q000453:epidemiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D011886:Radon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution; D011886:Radon
keywords: adolescent; child; lung neoplasms; radon; tobacco smoke pollution