‘Every Touch Point Is an Opportunity’: Tobacco Control Experts' Views on How to Implement Smoking Cessation Interventions Within an Australian Lung Cancer Screening Program

Abstract

Background: Targeted lung cancer screening (LCS) presents unique opportunities for smoking cessation among high-risk individuals. Implementation requires consideration of context-specific determinants. We sought perspectives from tobacco control/smoking cessation experts on optimally implementing smoking cessation interventions in an Australian LCS program. Methods: Recruitment was via maximum variation and snowball sampling in 2022. Individual/pair interviews explored factors that may influence acceptability and feasibility, potential delivery models, and implementation strategies. We interpreted interview data using codebook thematic analysis, then mapped key topics against the Consolidate..