Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of two groups (N = 72)
| Variable | Experimental group (n = 35) |
Control group (n = 37) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 17 (48.6) | 15 (40.5) | 0.49 |
| Female | 18 (51.4) | 22 (59.5) | |
| Patient type | |||
| Inpatient | 7 (20) | 9 (24.3) | 0.66 |
| Outpatient | 28 (80) | 28 (75.7) | |
| Perceived health | |||
| Very good | 0 (0) | 1 (2.7) | 0.76 |
| Good | 6 (17.1) | 4 (10.8) | |
| Fair | 22 (62.9) | 22 (59.5) | |
| Poor | 5 (14.3) | 7 (18.9) | |
| Very poor | 2 (5.7) | 3 (8.1) | |
| Visit to PET facility | |||
| First visit | 15 (42.9) | 19 (51.4) | 0.47 |
| Return visit | 20 (57.1) | 18 (48.6) | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 59.03 (14.58) | 60.27 (13.38) | 0.71 |
| Number of diagnosis | 1.23 (1.17) | 1 (0.67) | 0.31 |
| Number of medications | 0.71 (0.79) | 0.51 (0.56) | 0.22 |
| Waiting time (min) | 32 (2.77) | 31.49 (2.32) | 0.40 |
PET, positron emission tomography; SD, standard deviation.