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Table 5 Discriminant validity of PDS-II according to participants’ function

From: Determining psychometric properties of the Persian version of demoralization scale-II in patients with cancer

Karnofsky Performance Test

N

Mean (Sd)

Group 1 (Score: 80–100)

70

7.80 (3.90)

Group 2 (Score: 50–70)

88

13.82 (5.55)

Group 3 (Score: 0–40)

12

20.42 (6.93)

  1. The average Karnofsky index score was 71
  2. According to the one-way ANOVA test, there is a significant difference between Karnofsky’s performance scores in all groups (p < 0.001)