Medical and Demographic Characteristics
| Intervention (n = 75) | |||
| Characteristic | Standard care (n = 73) | Utilized intervention (n = 54) | Did not utilize intervention (n = 21) |
| Age (y) | |||
| Mean | 63 | 64 | 64 |
| Range | 24–84 | 26–80 | 30–80 |
| Known or suspected cancer diagnosis | |||
| Lung cancer | 25 (34) | 23 (43) | 7 (33) |
| Colorectal cancer | 5 (7) | 15 (28) | 2 (10) |
| Ovarian cancer | 9 (12) | 5 (9) | 4 (19) |
| Other | 34 (47) | 11 (20) | 8 (38) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 34 (47) | 30 (56) | 10 (48) |
| Female | 39 (53) | 24 (44) | 11 (52) |
| Civil status* | |||
| Married/cohabitant | 53 (83) | 37 (69) | 11 (52) |
| Single | 8 (13) | 8 (15) | 3 (14) |
| Widow/widower | 1 (2) | 3 (6) | 3 (14) |
| Living apart | 2 (3) | 1 (2) | 0 |
| Education* | |||
| Compulsory school | 13 (20) | 7 (13) | 7 (33) |
| Upper secondary school | 29 (45) | 21 (39) | 6 (29) |
| University, 0–4 y | 15 (23) | 11 (20) | 3 (14) |
| University, >4 y | 7 (11) | 9 (17) | 1 (5) |
| Occupation* | |||
| Working | 19 (30) | 13 (24) | 5 (24) |
| Sick leave | 6 (9) | 2 (4) | 3 (14) |
| Studies | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 |
| Home work | 4 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 |
| Unemployed | 2 (3) | 1 (2) | 0 |
| Other | 32 (50) | 31 (57) | 9 (43) |
| Monthly income (Swedish kronas)* | |||
| 0–4,999 | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 |
| 5,000–9,999 | 2 (3) | 1 (2) | 2 (10) |
| 10,000–14,999 | 12 (19) | 12 (22) | 6 (29) |
| 15,000–19,999 | 19 (30) | 11 (20) | 3 (14) |
| 20,000–24,999 | 5 (8) | 9 (17) | 2 (10) |
| 25,000–29,999 | 12 (19) | 4 (7) | 2 (10) |
| 30,000–34,999 | 5 (8) | 2 (4) | 0 |
| >35,000 | 7 (11) | 8 (15) | 2 (10) |
| PET/CT with contrast | 62 (85) | 42 (78) | 17 (81) |
↵* Did not complete questionnaire: 9 standard-care group; 5 intervention group, utilized intervention; 4 intervention group, did not utilize intervention.
Data are number of patients followed by percentage in parentheses, except for age.