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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: Emotional impact of screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Disease and Disease risk

Assessment method

First Author

Reference Number

Measures

(scale)

Groups (n)

Follow-up

Country

Screening for presence of Disease

    

Abdominal Aortic

Aneurysms (AAA)

Abdominal

Ultrasound

Ashton[24]

State anxiety (STAIa),

Depression (HADSb),

QoL (SF-36)

Not-screened (726), Screened (1230), Screen +ve (599), Screen -ve (631)

6 weeks

UK

   Type II diabetes

Random glucose blood test

Eborall[25]

State anxiety (STAIa), Depression (HADSb), QoL (SF-36)

Not-screened (444), Screened (2874), Screen +ve (880), Screen -ve (1687)

12-15

months

UK

  

Park[30]

State anxiety (STAIa), QoL (SF-36)

Not-screened (168), Screened (64)

6 weeks

UK

   Osteoporosis

Bone mineral density measurement

Torgerson[26]

State anxiety (STAIa), QoL (SF-36)

Not-screened (605), Invited (611)

2 years

UK

   Colorectal Cancer

Faecal occult

blood test

Parker[27]

General Distress - Suicide

Not-screened (74,998), Invited(75,253)

14 years

UK

  

Whynes[29]

QoL (NHPd)

Not-Screened (396), Screened (821)

5 months

UK

   Ovarian Cancer

CA-125 blood test, transvaginal sonography

Andersen[32]

QoL (SF-36)

Not-Screened (139), Screened (128)

2 years

USA

Disease and Disease risk

Assessment method

First Author

Reference Number

Measures

(scale)

Groups (n)

Follow-up

Country

Screening for presence of Disease cont.

    

   Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening

Digital rectal exam & PSA test (men), CA-125 blood test & transvaginal ultrasound (women), chest x- ray, flexible sigmoidoscopy.

Taylor [31]

QoL (SF-12)

Not-screened (217), Screened (215), Screen +ve (105), Screen -ve (61)

12 months

USA

   Peptic Ulcer

Helicobacter

pylori blood test.

Hansen [28]

QoL (SF-36)

Not-screened (5,612),

Screened (4,821)

5 years

Denmark

Risk Assessment

   Lung Cancer

Genotyping

(GSTM1 gene)

Sanderson[33]

Depression, State Anxiety (HADSb)

Not-screened (18), Screened (43), Screen +ve (23),

Screen -ve (20)

1 week, 2

months

UK

  

McBride[34]

Depression

(CES-De)

EUC (115), Biomarker Feedback (236)

12 months

USA

Coronary Heart

Disease (CHD)

Additional risk factor for CHD

Christiansen[35]

General Distress (GHQc-12)

Not-screened (396), Screened (904)

5 years

Denmark

  1. a State, Trait, Anxiety Inventory; b Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; c General Health Questionnaire; d Nottingham Health Profile; e Centre for
  2. Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale.