Implementation of Smoking Cessation Support During Lung Cancer Workup

Motivation to quit smoking

Numeric rating scale (0-10) with higher score indicating stronger motivation

Time frame: 6 weeks, 3, 6, and 12 months after baseline

Proportion of patients who are not smoking at the time of measurement

Binary outcome (Currently smoking: yes, no)

Time frame: 6 weeks, 3, 6, and 12 months after baseline

Quality of life as measured by the 36 item Short Form Survey (SF-36)

SF-36, two components: Mental and Physical. Each components scale has a total score range from 5 (worst health) to 80 (best health)

Time frame: 6 weeks, 3, 6, and 12 months after baseline

Psychosocial consequences of lung cancer workup

Consequences of Screening - Lung Cancer Questionnaire (adapted to the lung cancer workup setting). Items in Part 1 of the questionnaire focuses on experiences during the cancer workup with a total score range from 0 (low level of psychosocial consequences) to 72 (high level of psychosocial consequences). Items in Part 2 of the questionnaire focuses on experiences after the cancer workup with a total score range from 0 (low level of psychosocial consequences) to 22 (high level of psychosocial consequences).

Time frame: 6 weeks after baseline

Hospitals' number of referrals to municipality-based smoking cessation programmes

Time frame: Change from one year before to one year after intervention