Anxiety in Cancer Patients during ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT Low Dose: A Comparison of Anxiety Levels before and after Imaging Studies

Table 2

Outcomes of SEQ before and after scan.

Variables	Before scan; (%)	After scan; (%)
Reason for anxiety	67 (82.7%)	61 (75.3%)
Scan procedure	8 (11.9)	4 (6.6)
Results	53 (79.1)	53 (86.9)
Illness	2 (3.0)	1 (1.6)
Other	4 (6.0)	3 (4.9)
Information understanding	61 (75.3)	73 (90.1)
More or less understandable	3 (4.9)	4 (5.5)
Understandable	15 (24.6)	14 (19.2)
Completely understandable	43 (70.5)	55 (75.3)
Utility of the information	61 (75.3)	73 (90.1)
Not very useless	1 (1.6)	0.0
More or less useful	2 (3.3)	2 (2.7)
Useful	15 (24.6)	18 (24.7)
Very useful	43 (70.5)	53 (72.6)
Comfortability to ask questions		77 (95.1)
No, never	—	1 (1.3)
Yes, few times	—	2 (2.6)
Yes, sometimes	—	3 (3.9)
Yes, almost of times	—	17 (22.1)
Yes, always	—	54 (70.1)
Response to questions/doubts		77 (95.1)
Hardly adequate	—	1 (1.3)
More or less adequate	—	8 (10.4)
Adequate	—	28 (36.4)
Very adequate	—	40 (51.9)
Need more information?		77 (95.1)
Yes	—	4 (5.2)
No	—	73 (94.8)
Treatment with dignity and respect		77 (95.1)
Almost	—	8 (10.4)
Always	—	69 (89.6)
Satisfaction with department		77 (95.1)
Not very satisfied	—	1 (1.3)
Satisfied	—	10 (13.0)
Very satisfied	—	66 (85.7)

SEQ: Scan Experience Questionnaire.