Psychological outcomes of low-dose CT lung cancer screening in a multisite demonstration screening pilot: the Lung Screen Uptake Trial (LSUT).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies of psychological burden in low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening trials may lack generalisability due to participation bias and control arms having elevated distress.

Methods

Current and former smokers (n=787, aged 60-75) within a real-world screening demonstration pilot completed measures of lung cancer worry at three time points (T₀: appointment, T₁: next day, T₂: 3 months) and anxiety and depression at two time points (T₀ and T₂). A 'screening unaware' community sample (n=383) with the same age and smoking characteristics completed these measures once (T₀). Mean scores were compared by sample type and LDCT result.

Results

Compared with the community sample (T₀

SUBMITTER: Kummer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7677470 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature