Table 1

Factors to be examined as per Andersen’s behavioural model of health services use

Andersen’s behavioural model of health services use	Factors*
Predisposing	Sex (male/female/other) Age (16–24/25–39) Time since first cancer treatment (years) Place of birth (born in Sweden/born outside of Sweden) Childhood negative events (yes/no) Level of education (≤upper secondary school/>upper secondary school) Public stigma (Stigma Scale for Receiving Psychological Help) Mental health literacy
Enabling	Type of cancer (leukaemia/central nervous system tumour/solid tumour/lymphoma/other) Relationship status Employment status (yes/no/studying) Social support (12-item Interpersonal Support Evaluation List)
Need-related	Symptoms of depression (DASS-21 depression subscale) Symptoms of anxiety (DASS-21 anxiety subscale) Symptoms of stress (DASS-21 stress subscale) Self-reported experience of mental health difficulties in past 6 months (yes/no)
Environmental	Region of Sweden (south/mid/north) Rural or urban area
Actual help-seeking behaviour (dependent variable)	Receipt of mental health support in the past 6 months Type of mental health support received in the past 6 months (formal/technology/informal)