Demoralization level fluctuated at various time frame of radiotherapy for patients with different cancers: a longitudinal observational study

Table 2 Generalized estimating equation for change in demoralization among cancer patients with radiotherapy

Variable	Head and neck					Chest and breast				Abdominal and pelvic
	β	Standard Error	Z score	P value	β	Standard Error	Z score	P value	β	Standard Error	Z score	P value
Intercept	51.96	2.43	21.34	< 0.0001	51.33	2.17	23.67	< 0.0001	51.93	2.40	21.66	< 0.0001
Time
2^nd week of RT	-0.53	2.23	-0.24	0.8117	-2.87	1.43	-2.01	0.0447	-1.05	2.30	-0.46	0.6473
4^th week of RT	-2.36	3.71	-0.63	0.5255	-5.19	3.72	-1.40	0.1630	-5.33	3.12	-1.71	0.0881
The end of RT	1.21	3.20	0.38	0.7056	0.56	2.55	0.22	0.8261	1.17	3.84	0.30	0.7606
1^st month after completing RT	-2.78	2.71	-1.03	0.3041	-5.09	2.06	-2.47	0.0136	-3.83	4.13	-0.93	0.3541
3^rd months after completing RT	-1.96	3.23	-0.61	0.5448	-4.48	2.88	-1.56	0.1199	-4.56	3.75	-1.22	0.2239
Before RT	Reference				Reference				Reference

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