Publications by authors named "Qian L Leng"

Article Synopsis
  • Lung cancer significantly affects both patients and their care partners, with a study exploring yoga as a way to enhance their mental health and quality of life during treatment.
  • In a pilot trial involving 23 patient-care partner pairs over 12 weeks, the impacts of yoga were measured, revealing a notable decrease in depression and improvements in quality of life for the care partners.
  • The findings suggest that yoga could be a beneficial intervention for this dyad, indicating its feasibility and effectiveness, although further research is necessary to validate these results.
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Objective: Cannabis use among individuals of reproductive age has increased with cannabis legalization and heightened stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study provides data on preconception cannabis use and cannabis use disorder (CUD) during the pandemic and models the association between preconception cannabis use and depression and anxiety during pregnancy.

Methods: Data on substance use and depression and anxiety symptoms were collected from questionnaires and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5) from pregnant individuals in Oregon in 2019-2022.

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