Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Adapting a Community Health Worker Model to Facilitate Lung Cancer Screening for Chinese For-Hire Vehicle Drivers

Authors: Jennifer Leng, Randall Li, Florence Lui, Francesca Gany

In this study, researchers conducted a needs assessment for a community health worker program designed to facilitate lung cancer screening among Chinese immigrant for-hire drivers. Researchers conducted interviews with 13 health professionals who served Chinese communities in New York City, United States. Participants were introduced to the CHW intervention, the IMPaCT, or Individualized Management for Patient-Centered Targets, intervention design, and were prompted about facilitators and potential barriers. Overall, all participants were willing to collaborate with CHWs on lung cancer screening, and more than 80 percent (n = 11) believed the program would be easy to implement. The two participants who believed the program would not be easy to implement cited sustained patient engagement as a potential issue. Also, a majority of participants had no prior experience or knowledge of CHW programs. Overall, the results of this study suggest that a CHW-led lung cancer intervention targeting Chinese communities could be made accessible and feasible, but consideration will be needed in the intervention design of relevant cultural preferences and practices and other population-specific details.