LUNGevity: Lung Cancer Stigma Community Based Participatory Research
Lung cancer survival rates are low for intersectional underserved groups. Lung cancer stigma and intersectional stigma related to minoritized group status leads to increased morbidity and mortality and health disparities. Mindfulness interventions have been shown to decrease stigma and the negative impacts of stigma, however, these interventions have never been tested to decrease lung cancer stigma specifically. In this study, the investigators will use Community Based Participatory Research framework and MOST methodology to build and optimize a brief virtual mindfulness intervention to decrease lung cancer stigma, through first building a diverse coalition of lung cancer patients on a participatory action council.
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:  Participants must be patients 18 years of age or older with a history of tobacco use to qualify for study inclusion. At least a portion of the participants will also need to be current lung cancer patients. Participants must be able to read and understand English and have normal to corrected vision and hearing. For the Community Advisory Board (CAB), participants must have been diagnosed with lung cancer, be at least 18 years of age or older, and self-identify as being part of an underrepresented group identity.  Exclusion Criteria:  Any potential participants who do not meet the above inclusion criteria will be excluded from the study. Patients who are under the age of 18 and who do not have a history of tobacco use will be excluded from participating in the study. Individuals who cannot read or understand English or who do not have normal to corrected vision and hearing will be excluded from the study. - HealthyVolunteers: No - Gender: All - MinimumAge: 18 Years - StdAgeList: Adult, Older Adult