Hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance may be associated with potential psychological harms in patients with cirrhosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The value of HCC surveillance is determined by the balance between benefits and harms; however, no studies have enumerated psychological harms.

Approach and results

We fielded surveys measuring psychological harms to patients with cirrhosis in a multicenter randomized trial of HCC surveillance outreach. All patients with positive or indeterminate surveillance results and matched patients with negative results were invited to complete surveys measuring (1) depression through the Patient Health Questionnaire-ninth version, (2) anxiety through State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, (3) HCC-specific worry through Psychological Consequences Questionnaire, and (4) decisional regret. Patients were classified into 4 groups: true positive (TP), false positive (FP), indete

SUBMITTER: Narasimman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12169975 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature