A pilot study of a lung health check for middle-aged adults.

Not Applicable

Conditions: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Tobacco dependence
Respiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Public Health - Health promotion/education
Mental Health - Addiction

Registration Number: ACTRN12624001056583

Lead Sponsor: niveristy of Melbourne

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot yet recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 40 -49 years.
2. Listed as a current smoker” or ex-smoker” in their electronic medical records (EMR), or smoking status is not recorded.
3. An active” patient (i.e., attended the practice at least once in the last 7 years).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of COPD documented in their EMR.
2. Preventive care is inappropriate e.g., receiving end-of-life care.
3. Unable to provide informed consent e.g., congnitively impaired.
4. Unable to participate sufficiently into video interview.
5. Patients who have not consented to receive SMS text messages from the practice

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber and proportion of consented participants who complete PRECURSOR. [Recorded by project manager. Entered after completing the intervention with each patient-participant<br>Total counted 6-8 weeks post-intervention commencement i.e., at the end of the intervention phase.];Participants' shift in keenness to quit by 0.5 units among people who currently smoke.[Quantitative surveys designed specifically for this study (not validated previously)<br>Some questions have been adopted from the MBS funded 45-49 year health check. Post-intervention (2-5 days) and end of the evaluation phase (4-6 months post intervention).]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of smoking cessation interventions with clinician.[Recorded by project manager.+/- audited electronic medical record. End of the evaluation phase (4-6 months post intervention).];Users' experience with PRECURSOR.[Online quantitative surveys designed specifically for this participating patients which include some questions from the MBS-funded 45-49 year health check (not validated previously), <br>Semi-structured one-to-one interviews with participating patients and practice staff led by the qualitative researcher.in the research team<br>Where feasible, a semi-structured focus group meeting with participating patients led by the qualitative researcher. Surveys post-intervention (2-5 days) and end of the evaluation phase (4-6 months post intervention).<br>Interviews +/- focus group meeting at the end of the evaluation phase (4-6 months post intervention).]