Estimating time and transportation costs associated with lung cancer screening and diagnostic lung procedures in Taiwan: a cross-sectional survey in a medical centre.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Earlier research has evaluated the non-medical costs after lung cancer diagnosis. This study estimated the time costs and transportation costs associated with low-dose CT (LDCT) screening and diagnostic lung procedures in Taiwan.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

A tertiary referral medical centre.

Participants and interventions

The study participants were individuals aged 50-80 years who underwent LDCT screening or diagnostic lung procedures between 2021 and 2022. Participants completed a questionnaire including items on time spent on receiving care, time spent on travel and its cost and time taken off from work by the participant and any accompanying caregiver.

Outcome measures

Time costs were valued using the age- and sex-specific avera

SUBMITTER: Wu CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10008383 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature