Kristine Chin

Building A Library of Patient Stories To Connect Communities To Lung Cancer Care And Screening

Kristine Chin¹, Cherie P. Erkmen²

¹Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
²Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Background: Fear, perceived stigma, mistrust of the healthcare system and lack of awareness of screening are patient-level barriers to screening. Underserved and Black Americans are disproportionally affected by lung cancer and are also less likely to attend lung cancer screening. The purpose of our work is to combat these barriers to screening through providing education and motivation for patients to go to lung cancer screening.

Methods: Patients were asked to share their lung cancer screening experience for a patient education video. Consenting patients were invited to join a zoom and were recorded answering interview-style questions about their screening experience. Videos were edited and saved in a library of patient story videos.

Results: We built a library of patient stories to connect communities to lung cancer care and screening. Videos have been used to educate about lung cancer and lung cancer screening, decrease fear and uncertainty surround lung cancer and lung cancer screening, and direct patients to get screened. Videos have been used for patient engagement and community outreach on websites, at patient engagement events, for commercials, by nonprofits, and in a patient education app.

Conclusion: Patient testimonial videos can build trust in and decrease fear of lung cancer screening, providing motivation for patients to get screened.