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. 2023 May 2;32:100625. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2023.100625

Table 1.

Demographics and clinical characteristics for individuals randomized to iCAN-DO or standard care.

Characteristic Randomized (n = 245)
Completed 24-month assessment (n = 117)
iCAN-DO (n = 124) Standard care (n = 121) iCAN-DO (n = 55) Standard care (n = 63)
Age, years
Mean (SD) 57.3 (10.6) 57.0 (10.7) 60.4 (9.3) 58 (10.9)
Min-max 29–86 33–75



Sex n (%)a
Female 93 (75) 81 (67) 39 (71) 37 (59)
Male 31 (25) 40 (33) 16 (29) 26 (41)



Marital status n (%)a
Single/divorced/widowed 20 (16) 13 (11) 3 (5) 5 (8)
Married/cohabiting 95 (77) 98 (81) 48 (87) 52 (83)
Living apart together 6 (5) 6 (5) 3 (5) 3 (5)
Other 3 (2) 4 (2) 1 (2) 3 (5)



Education n (%)a
Elementary school 18 (15) 23 (19) 8 (15) 12 (19)
High school 36 (29) 42 (35) 14 (25) 23 (37)
University/university college ≤ 3 years 29 (23) 28 (23) 10 (18) 14 (22)
University/university college > 3 years 41 (33) 28 (23) 23 (42) 14 (22)



Country of birth n (%)a
Sweden 110 (89) 112 (93) 47 (85) 58 (92)
Outside Sweden 14 (11) 8 (7) 8 (15) 5 (8)



Tumor origin, distant metastasis, and planned treatment n (%)b
Breast cancer 84 (68) 71 (59) 37 (67) 35 (56)
 Distant metastasis 2 (2) 1 (1)
 Breast conserving surgery 55 (65) 47 (66)
 Mastectomy 27 (32) 23 (32)
 Chemotherapy 34 (41) 36 (51)
 Radiotherapy 78 (93) 63 (89)
 Endocrine treatment 60 (71) 54 (76)
 Antibody treatment 8 (10) 8 (10)
Prostate cancer 24 (20) 28 (23) 14 (25) 20 (32)
 Distant metastasis 1 (4) 3 (11)
 Prostatectomy 7 (32) 10 (36)
 Radiotherapy 12 (55) 10 (36)
 Endocrine treatment 8 (36) 8 (29)
Colorectal cancer 14 (12) 22 (18) 4 (7) 8 (13)
 Distant metastasis 2 (14) 2 (9)
 Segmental colon resection 13 (93) 19 (95)
 Stoma 4 (29) 9 (45)
 Chemotherapy 6 (43) 16 (80)
 Radiotherapy 5 (36) 12 (60)



Monthly income n (%)
Low < 1244 € 5 (4) 5 (4) 4 (7) 0 (0)
Average 1244–4976 € 82 (66) 79 (65) 30 (55) 38 (60)
High > 4976 € 5 (4) 3 (3) 3 (5) 1 (2)
Unknown (not responded) 32 (26) 34 (28) 18 (33) 24 (38)



Psychosocial support n (%)c
Yes 7 (6) 7(6) 9 (16) 11 (17)
No 117(94) 114 (94) 46 (84) 52 (83)



Currently using psychotropic drugs n (%)
Yes 24 (19) 24 (20) 14 (25) 14 (22)
No 100 (81) 97 (80) 41 (75) 49 (78)



Computer experience n (%)
Very inexperienced 5 (4) 6 (5) 1 (2) 2 (3)
Quite inexperienced 12 (10) 12 (10) 6 (11) 8 (13)
Quite experienced 54 (44) 45 (38) 24 (44) 23 (36)
Very experienced 52 (42) 57 (48) 24 (44) 30 (48)
a

Where numbers in a category do not add up to n or 100%, there is missing data.

b

Individuals may have been planned for more than one treatment modality.

c

Psychosocial support was defined as seeing a therapist at least once a month.