title: A brief measure of Smokers' knowledge of lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography.
abstract: We describe the development and psychometric properties of a new, brief measure of smokers' knowledge of lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT). Content experts identified key facts smokers should know in making an informed decision about lung cancer screening. Sample questions were drafted and iteratively refined based on feedback from content experts and cognitive testing with ten smokers. The resulting 16-item knowledge measure was completed by 108 heavy smokers in Houston, Texas, recruited from 12/2014 to 09/2015. Item difficulty, item discrimination, internal consistency and test-retest reliability were assessed. Group differences based upon education levels and smoking history were explored. Several items were dropped due to ceiling effects or overlapping constructs, resulting in a 12-item knowledge measure. Additional items with high item uncertainty were retained because of their importance in informed decision making about lung cancer screening. Internal consistency reliability of the final scale was acceptable (KR-20 = 0.66) and test-retest reliability of the overall scale was 0.84 (intraclass correlation). Knowledge scores differed across education levels (F = 3.36, p = 0.04), while no differences were observed between current and former smokers (F = 1.43, p = 0.24) or among participants who met or did not meet the 30-pack-year screening eligibility criterion (F = 0.57, p = 0.45). The new measure provides a brief, valid and reliable indicator of smokers' knowledge of key concepts central to making an informed decision about lung cancer screening with LDCT, and can be part of a broader assessment of the quality of smokers' decision making about lung cancer screening.
authors: Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1444, P.O. Box 301402, Houston, TX 77230-3721, USA.
authors: Lisa M
authors: LM
authors: Lowenstein
authors: Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1444, P.O. Box 301402, Houston, TX 77230-3721, USA.
authors: Vincent F
authors: VF
authors: Richards
authors: Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1444, P.O. Box 301402, Houston, TX 77230-3721, USA.
authors: Viola B
authors: VB
authors: Leal
authors: Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1444, P.O. Box 301402, Houston, TX 77230-3721, USA.
authors: Ashley J
authors: AJ
authors: Housten
authors: Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1360, P.O. Box 301349, Houston, TX 77230-1439, USA.
authors: Therese B
authors: TB
authors: Bevers
authors: Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1444, P.O. Box 301402, Houston, TX 77230-3721, USA.
authors: Scott B
authors: SB
authors: Cantor
authors: Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1330, P.O. Box 301349, Houston, TX 77230-1439, USA.
authors: Paul M
authors: PM
authors: Cinciripini
authors: Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1330, P.O. Box 301349, Houston, TX 77230-1439, USA.
authors: Ludmila M
authors: LM
authors: Cofta-Woerpel
authors: Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1440, P.O. BoxE 301402, Houston, TX 77230-1402, USA.
authors: Kamisha H
authors: KH
authors: Escoto
authors: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1478, P.O. Box 301349, TX 77230-1402, USA.
authors: Myrna C B
authors: MC
authors: Godoy
authors: Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
authors: Suzanne K
authors: SK
authors: Linder
authors: Department of Radiology, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6565 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors: Reginald F
authors: RF
authors: Munden
authors: Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1444, P.O. Box 301402, Houston, TX 77230-3721, USA.
authors: Robert J
authors: RJ
authors: Volk
keywords: Knowledge; Low-dose computed tomography; Lung cancer screening; Scale development; Shared decision making