| | PHQ N (%) |
|---|
Demoralization | No (10 >) | Yes (10 ≤) | Total |
Low (0–7) | 31 (86.1) | 5 (13.9) | 36 (100) |
Moderate (7.1–15) | 43 (47.3) | 48 (52.7) | 91 (100) |
high (15.1≤) | 2 (4.7) | 41 (95.3) | 43 (100) |
Total | 76 (44.7) | 94 (55.3) | 170 (100) |
- PHQ: Major Depressive Episodes; PDS-II: Persian version of Demoralization
- Patients were divided into 3 categories according to PDS-II scores: low scorers (scores of 0–7;), moderate scorers (scores of 7.1–15), and high scorers (scores more than 15)
- Patients were divided into 2 categories according to PHQ scores: Without Major Depressive Episodes (PHQ scores less than 10), and With Major Depressive Episodes (PHQ scores equals to or more than 10)
- According to the Table 95.3% of those highly demoralized showed major depression
