Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants (n = 170)

Demoralization Score

Total DS

-

11.8 (6.3)

-

Meaning and Purpose

-

5.6 (3.1)

-

Distress and Coping Ability

-

6.2 (3.7)

-

Age (year)

≥ 49

51 (30)

12.3 (6.7)

Kruskal Wallis

P = 0.37

50–60

55 (32.4)

11.0 (6.4)

≤ 61

64 (37.6)

11.1 (5.9)

gender

Male

92 (54.1)

12.2 (6.0)

Mann-Whitney U

P = 0.16

Female

78 (45.9)

11.4 (6.6)

Marital status

Never Married

14 (8.2)

12.9 (7.6)

Kruskal Wallis

P = 0.63

Married

144 (84.7)

11.7 (6.1)

Divorced/Widow/Separated

12 (7.1)

11.2 (6.7)

education

Illiterate

16 (9.4)

10.6 (4.7)

Kruskal Wallis

P = 0.29

Primary School

96 (56.5)

11.0 (5.8)

Diploma

35 (20.6)

12.7(6.0)

University

23 (13.5)

14.4 (9.0)

Job

Business Man

37 (21.8)

12.1(6.0)

Kruskal Wallis

P = 0.20

Employe

19 (11.2)

15.2 (8.4)

Workingman

33 (19.4)

12.0 (5.2)

Housekeeper

66 (38.8)

10.8 (6.2)

Workless

15 (8.8)

10.6 (5.3)

Length of diagnosis (month)

1–12

117 (68.8)

11.1 (5.4)

Kruskal Wallis

P = 0.15

13–24

25 (14.7)

14.1 (8.0)

25–156

28 (16.5)

12.9 (7.5)

Type of caner

Breast

19 (11.2)

8.5 (5.8)

Kruskal Wallis

P = 0.05

Blood

30 (17.6)

11.5 (7.5)

Colon

26 (15.3)

11 (4.2)

Lung

15 (8.8)

10.6 (4.8)

Gastric

45 (26.5)

11.8 (4.5)

Uterus And Ovaries

8 (4.7)

16.2 (8.8)

Other Types

27 (15.9)

14.3 (7.9)

Stage of cancer

I

1 (0.6)

10.2 (-)

Kruskal Wallis without considering group I

P = 0.02

II

83 (48.8)

10.6 (5.6)

III

65 (38.2)

12.0 (5.7)

IV

21 (12.4)

15.8 (8.5)