Table 4 The results of linear regression analysis of resilience based on the components of disease perception and demographic variables

Age

-.025

-.21

.16

.79

.215

.052

.378

.01

Sex

 Male

2.95

-1.66

7.57

0.21

3.55

-.17

7.28

.06

 Female

Referent

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Marital Status

 Single

3.67

-.82

8.18

0.11

3.03

-.55

6.61

.09

 Married

Referent

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Education Level

 Below Diploma

-1.453

-14.706

11.799

.829

-8.603

-18.50

1.29

.088

 Diploma

8.775

-4.510

22.060

.195

-1.439

-11.25

8.37

.773

 Bachelor

9.678

-3.556

22.911

.151

.900

-8.92

10.72

.857

 Higher

Referent

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Employment Status

 Student

-3.669

-18.139

10.801

.618

6.538

-3.747

16.823

.212

 Unemployed

-8.479

-17.044

.087

.052

-3.456

-9.233

2.321

.240

 Self-Employed Job

-7.073

-15.369

1.223

.094

.903

-4.839

6.645

.757

 Housewife

-5.158

-14.353

4.038

.270

2.189

-4.684

9.061

.531

 Government’s Employee

-9.588

-18.432

-.743

.034

-3.248

-9.905

3.409

.337

 Retired

Referent

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Living situation

 single

-3.711

-13.512

6.090

.45

5.651

-1.355

12.656

.113

 with parents

.568

-4.303

5.440

.81

5.739

.904

10.574

.020

 with spouse

-6.850

-12.118

-1.582

.01

-4.664

-8.209

-1.119

.010

 With spouse and children

Referent

-

-

-

-

-

-

Economic situation

 incomes < expenses

-6.14

-10.752

-1.531

.009

-4.765

-8.005

-1.525

.004

 incomes ˃ expenses

-7.15

-13.752

-.551

.034

-7.355

-11.957

-2.752

.002

 incomes = expenses

Referent

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Type of Cancer

 Head And Neck

2.600

-5.113

10.312

.507

4.135

-.637

8.906

.089

 Gastro-Intestinal System

-2.291

-8.846

4.265

.492

.067

-3.945

4.080

.974

 Urinary-Genital System

5.784

-3.191

14.760

.206

5.547

-.127

11.220

.055

 Thorax (Breast, Lung, Etc.)

Referent

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Type of Treatment

 Chemotherapy

-6.272

-19.800

7.257

.362

-4.651

-14.372

5.070

.347

 surgery

.205

-15.952

16.362

.980

-8.892

-20.326

2.541

.127

 Radiotherapy

Referent

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 The number of times chemotherapy

.74

.140

1.350

.016

1.289

.896

1.683

 < 0.001

 Illness Identity

1.474

.813

2.135

 < 0.001

.940

.437

1.443

 < 0.001

 Consequences of illness

.841

.347

1.336

.001

-.257

-.638

.124

.185

 Personal Control

2.40

1.861

2.947

 < 0.001

1.756

1.297

2.215

 < 0.001

 Treatment control

3.087

2.601

3.573

 < 0.001

2.378

1.875

2.881

 < 0.001

 Time Line Acute Chronic

0.3

-0.32

0.92

0.35

-0.67

-1.147

0.196

0.06

 Time line cyclical

2.34

1.514

3.164

 < 0.001

0.304

0.405

1.013

0.04