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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Oncol. 2014 Jul;9(7):927–934. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0000000000000210

Table 1:

Summary of included studies (n=4).

Study, recruitment years Population/Eligibility No. of screening rounds Psychosocial Outcome (Instrument)
Randomized Controlled Trials
DLCST16, 17, 2004–2006 • Age: 50–70 years
• Current or Former Smokers (quit after age 50 and <10 years prior)
• ≥20 pack-years
• 5 • Anxiety, sense of dejection, negative impact on behavior and sleep, busy to take mind of things, less interest in sex (COS, COS-LC)
• Focus on airway symptoms, introvert, stigmatization, harm of smoking, self-blame (COS-LC)
• Redeemed AD or AX prescriptions
NELSON1820, 1st phase: 2003-NR 2nd phase: October 2005-NR • Age: 50–75 years
• Current Smokers or Former Smokers (≤10 years prior)
• >15 cig/day for >25 years or >10 cig/day for >30 years
• 3 • Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D, SF-12)
• Anxiety (STAI-6)
• Distress (IES)
Cohort
PLuSS21, Jan 2002- Apr 2005 • Age: 50–79 years
• Current Smokers or Former smokers (≤10 years prior)
• ≥1/2 pack/day for ≥25 years
• 2 • Anxiety (STAI)
• Fear (PCQ)

Abbreviations: AD = antidepressant, AX = anxiolytic, COS-LC = Consequences of Screening in Lung Cancer, CT = computed tomography, DLCST = Danish Lung Cancer Screening Trial, EQ-5D = EuroQol questionnaire, IES = Impact of Event Scale, Mayo = Mayo Clinic Lung Cancer Genetic Epidemiology Registry, NA = not applicable, NELSON = NEderlands Leuvens Longkanker Screenings Onderzoek, No. = number, NR= not reported, PCQ = Psychological Consequences Questionnaire, PLuSS = Pittsburgh Lung Screening Study, SF-12 = 12-item Short Form, STAI = Full version Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI-6 = Six-item Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory