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Radon, Secondhand Smoke, and Children in the Home: Creating a Teachable Moment for Lung Cancer Prevention
Author(s) -
HuntingtonMoskos Luz,
Rayens Mary Kay,
Wiggins Amanda,
Hahn Ellen J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/phn.12283
Subject(s) - teachable moment , worry , medicine , environmental health , public health , lung cancer , lung cancer screening , risk perception , gerontology , family medicine , nursing , psychology , perception , psychiatry , pathology , neuroscience , anxiety , psychoanalysis
Objective This study determined whether having minor children in the home was associated with the teachable moment ( TM ) constructs of lung cancer worry, perceived risk, health‐related self‐concept, and the novel construct of synergistic risk. Design and Sample Secondary data analysis of baseline data from a randomized controlled trial of an intervention to reduce home exposure to radon and secondhand smoke ( SHS ). Quota sample of adults recruited at a Central Kentucky academic medical center ( N = 556). Measures Survey items assessed lung cancer worry, perceived risk, synergistic risk perception, and health‐related self‐concept. Results The presence of children in the home was not a significant predictor of any construct needed to create a TM for lung cancer prevention. Individuals with children living in the home were more likely to be younger, a racial/ethnic minority, a current smoker, and live with a smoker compared to those without children in the home. Conclusions There is a critical need to raise parental awareness on child health inequities related to the home exposure to radon and SHS . Public health nurses can create TM s for lung cancer prevention through greater awareness of the risks posed by radon and SHS along with promoting home testing and low‐cost resources to reduce risk.