Table 6.
Correlations between DS-I, FACIT-fatigue and ET subscales, as well as intercorrelations of DS-I (sub-) scales.
| Total score | LoM | DHM | DYS | SoF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FACIT | −0.68 | −0.63 | −0.66 | −0.54 | −0.44 |
| ET1 (Distress) | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.14 |
| ET2 (Anxiety) | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.50 | 0.32 |
| ET3 (Depression) | 0.69 | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.57 | 0.38 |
| ET4 (Anger) | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.53 | 0.23 |
| ET5 (need help) | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.47 | 0.33 |
| DS-I Total score | - | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.80 | 0.67 |
| DS-I LoM | - | 0.87 | 0.68 | 0.51 | |
| DS-I DHM | - | 0.71 | 0.46 | ||
| DS-I DYS | - | 0.31 |
DS-I, Demoralization Scale (I); FACIT-fatigue, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Fatigue Scale; ET, Emotion Thermometers; LoM, Loss of Meaning; DHM, Disheartenment; DYS, Dysphoria; SoF, Sense of Failure; All correlations were significant at the 0.001 level.