1. Perceived Synergistic Risk for Lung Cancer After Environmental Report-Back Study on Home Exposure to Tobacco Smoke and Radon.
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Butler, Karen M., Huntington-Moskos, Luz, Rayens, Mary Kay, Wiggins, Amanda T., and Hahn, Ellen J.
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TOBACCO smoke , *LUNG cancer , *HOMEWORK , *RADON , *ENVIRONMENTAL sciences , *ENVIRONMENTAL exposure prevention , *HEALTH education , *RESEARCH , *RESEARCH methodology , *LUNG tumors , *FAMILIES , *EVALUATION research , *MEDICAL cooperation , *COMPARATIVE studies , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *HEALTH attitudes , *RESEARCH funding , *PASSIVE smoking , *ENVIRONMENTAL exposure - Abstract
Purpose: To examine the short-term impact of a personalized environmental report-back intervention to reduce home exposure to tobacco smoke and radon on perception of synergistic risk for lung cancer. Radon-induced lung cancer is more common among those exposed to tobacco smoke.Design: Randomized controlled trial.Setting: Primary care clinics and a pharmacy waiting area at a University Medical Center in the Southeastern United States and community events.Participants: Five hundred sixty adult homeowners and renters (3-month follow-up, n = 334).Intervention: Personalized environmental report back.Measures: Single-item synergistic risk perception measure using 5-point Likert-type scale.Analysis: Change in synergistic risk from baseline to 3 months was evaluated using a generalized estimating equation model containing main effects of treatment group and time. Covariates in the model included age, gender, education, and home smoking status.Results: For treatment and control groups combined, there was a significant increase in perception of synergistic risk from baseline to 3 months, but the study groups did not differ. There was no association between perceived synergistic risk and whether or not there were smokers at home.Conclusion: Learning about combined risks for lung cancer, with or without dual home screening for secondhand smoke and radon and environmental report-back, may enhance perceived risk for combined environmental exposures. Evaluation of perceived synergistic risk with a single item is a study limitation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2019
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