Chinese Livery Drivers’ Perspectives on Adapting a Community Health Worker Intervention to Facilitate Lung Cancer Screening

Authors: Jennifer Leng, Florence Lui, Francesca Gany

In this study, researchers sought to assess a CHW program for increasing lung cancer screening (LCS) among Chinese delivery drivers in New York City, United States. Thirty-nine male participants between ages 21 and 80 were recruited through convenience sampling in Chinese communities in New York City and the surrounding areas. Researchers conducted focus groups and collected data on smoking habits, lung cancer knowledge, and acceptability of a CHW program. Overall, most study participants were not familiar with LCS, and some had not heard of it at all. While participants were open to a CHW intervention for LCS, they discussed several potential barriers, such as financial restraints and lack of insurance coverage. The results of this study suggest that, while a CHW-led intervention to address lung cancer in underserved populations may be useful, underlying access barriers must be addressed in order to ensure the program’s success.