Chinese livery drivers' perspectives on adapting a community health worker intervention to facilitate lung cancer screening Journal Article


Authors: Leng, J.; Lui, F.; Gany, F.
Article Title: Chinese livery drivers' perspectives on adapting a community health worker intervention to facilitate lung cancer screening
Abstract: Chinese immigrant livery drivers with a smoking history are at high risk for lung cancer. A culturally adapted community health worker (CHW) program may be an effective approach to increase lung cancer screening (LCS) uptake in this underserved group. Five focus groups were conducted with 39 Chinese immigrant male livery drivers with a smoking history in New York City to assess their needs, priorities, and preferences regarding the proposed intervention. Transcripts were qualitatively analyzed using Atlas. ti. Focus group participants were uncertain about whether smoking was associated with cancer, unfamiliar with LCS, and reported numerous barriers to LCS uptake. Most believed a CHW program to facilitate LCS would be acceptable and feasible, if tailored to meet their needs. Our results have implications for improving access to early detection of lung cancer and preventive care (e.g., culturally appropriate smoking cessation and health education programs) for Chinese livery drivers.
Keywords: mortality; prevalence; smoking; patterns; united-states; exposure; immigrants; chinese; lung cancer screening; adaptation; increased risk; asian-americans; particulate matter; livery drivers; community health workers
Journal Title: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Volume: 33
Issue: 1
ISSN: 1049-2089
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press  
Date Published: 2022-02-01
Start Page: 332
End Page: 348
Language: English
ACCESSION: WOS:000755088500023
PROVIDER: wos
PUBMED: 35153223
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2022.0024
PMCID: PMC9126037
Notes: Article -- Source: Wos
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