Common mental disorders in Taiwanese consumers of commercial low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screening: Comparison with a nationally representative sample.

CONCLUSION: Commercial LDCT lung cancer screening users may have a positive association with probable CMDs compared to the general population. Screening programs should consider including criteria and providing psychoeducation to improve the physical and mental outcomes of participants.
CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: Purely observational studies (those in which the assignment of the medical intervention is not at the discretion of the investigator) do not require registration.
PMID: 31787488 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: J Formos Med Assoc - November 27, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Chen CC, Wu WC, Chang SS, Chang CB, Yang CJ, Su HK, Chan DD Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research